Parquet Flooring in Letchworth Garden City
Parquet flooring is a type of wood flooring where small wood blocks or strips are installed together to create a distinctive pattern across the entirety of the floor. Parquet was historically installed with each individual strip meticulously laid, but modern parquet can be purchased in larger tiles or planks to offer the same appearance. Parquet floor is a very fashionable flooring solution which is most effective in large rooms or hallways where the eye-catching design can be best exhibited. Parquet comes in a multitude of different patterns, the most common of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet can also be manufactured from an enormous variety of different woods, but oak is the most common, along with mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet flooring can come in either solid wood or engineered wood varieties, the latter of which function several sheets of wood with a fibre board core and a top layer of the desired appearance of hardwood. Parquet flooring is durable and requires 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 usually installed utilising a number of tiles which are fixed to the subfloor with an adhesive. An experienced parquet floor company will be able to recommend the most suitable wood types and patterns for your home.
