Parquet Flooring in Merthyr Tydfil
Parquet flooring is a variety of wood flooring where small wood blocks or strips are installed alongside one another to generate a distinctive design across the entirety of the floor. Parquet was historically installed with every individual strip carefully laid, but modern parquet can be purchased in larger tiles or planks to give the same effect. Parquet floor is an exceptionally elegant flooring product which is most effective in large rooms or hallways where the attractive pattern can be best exhibited. Parquet comes in numerous different patterns, the most common of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet can be manufactured from a huge range of different woods, but oak is the most common, accompanied by mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet flooring comes in either solid wood or engineered wood variations, the latter of which function several layers of wood with a fibre board core and a top layer of the desired appearance of hardwood. Parquet flooring is durable and demands little maintenance. It is, however, inappropriate for areas that contain lots of moisture or humidity as the wood will warp or flex under these conditions. Parquet is generally installed utilising a number of tiles which are fixed to the subfloor with an adhesive. A professional parquet flooring company can recommend the most appropriate wood types and designs for your home.