Installation · 6 min · Updated August 2026
Herringbone hardwood installation in Toronto
Layout, waste factor, and cost of herringbone and chevron hardwood in condos and houses across the GTA.
A small floor that needs to read as architecture
King West, Yorkville, and many midtown halls are too short for a long plank run to feel intentional. Herringbone turns leftover area into a pattern. It also burns 25–40 percent more labour and more material. That has to be in the quote, not discovered on day two.
Layout is the job
The centreline of a herringbone field has to agree with the stair nosing and the main doorway, not with the longest wall. We snap that line before the first cut. A pattern that drifts one degree will haunt you from the sofa.
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