Parquet Flooring in Shaftesbury

Parquet Flooring in Shaftesbury

Parquet flooring is a type of wood flooring where small wood blocks or strips are installed together to produce a distinctive pattern across the whole of the floor. Parquet was historically installed with every individual strip carefully laid, but modern parquet is available 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 eye-catching design can be best displayed. Parquet is available in a multitude of different patterns, the most common of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet may also be manufactured from a huge selection of different woods, but oak is the most common, along with mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet flooring may come 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 generally installed utilising a series of tiles which are fixed to the subfloor with an adhesive. An experienced parquet flooring company can recommend the most appropriate wood types and styles for your home.