Parquet Flooring in Brecon

Parquet Flooring in Brecon

Parquet flooring is a kind of wood flooring in which small wood blocks or strips are installed together to produce a distinctive pattern over the whole of the floor. Parquet was historically installed with every individual strip carefully laid, but modern parquet is available in larger tiles or planks to offer the same appearance. Parquet floor is a very elegant flooring product which is most effective in large rooms or hallways where the attractive design can be best exhibited. Parquet is available in a wide variety of different styles, the most popular of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet can be manufactured from an enormous array of different woods, but oak is the most popular, accompanied by mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet floor comes in either solid wood or engineered wood styles, the latter of which feature several sheets of wood with a fibre board core and a top layer of the desired appearance of hardwood. Parquet floor is durable and demands little maintenance. It is, however, not fit for areas that contain lots of moisture or humidity as the wood will warp or bend under these conditions. Parquet is usually installed using a series of tiles that are fixed to the subfloor with an adhesive. A specialist parquet floor company can recommend the most suitable wood types and designs for your home.