Parquet Flooring in County Armagh

Parquet Flooring in County Armagh

Parquet flooring is a type of wood flooring where small wood blocks or strips are installed together to create a distinctive pattern over the whole of the floor. Parquet was traditionally installed with each individual strip carefully laid, but modern parquet can be purchased in larger tiles or planks to offer the same appearance. Parquet floor is an extremely elegant flooring product which works best in large rooms or hallways where the eye-catching design can be best exhibited. Parquet comes in a wide variety of different styles, the most popular of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet may also be manufactured from a wide range of different woods, but oak is the most popular, followed by mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet floor can come in either solid wood or engineered wood variations, the latter of which incorporate several sheets of wood with a fibre board core and a top layer of the desired appearance of hardwood. Parquet floor is durable and needs little maintenance. It is, however, not suitable for areas that contain lots of moisture or humidity as the wood will warp or bend under these conditions. Parquet is commonly installed using a series of tiles which are fixed to the subfloor with an adhesive. A specialist parquet flooring company can recommend the most appropriate wood types and designs for your home.