Parquet Flooring in Nottinghamshire

Parquet Flooring in Nottinghamshire

Parquet flooring is a sort of wood flooring in which small wood blocks or strips are installed alongside one another to create a distinctive design across the whole of the floor. Parquet was historically installed with each individual strip meticulously laid, but modern parquet can be bought in bigger tiles or planks to offer the same effect. Parquet floor is a very fashionable flooring product which works best in large rooms or hallways where the attractive pattern can be best showcased. Parquet is available in numerous different patterns, the most common of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet may also be manufactured from a huge variety of different woods, but oak is the most common, along with mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet flooring comes in either solid wood or engineered wood varieties, 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, 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 by using a series of tiles which are fixed to the subfloor with an adhesive. A specialist parquet flooring company will be able to suggest the most suitable wood types and patterns for your home.