Parquet Flooring in West Bromwich
Parquet flooring is a variety of wood flooring where small wood blocks or strips are installed together to generate a distinctive design across the entirety 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 give the same effect. Parquet floor is an extremely stylish flooring solution which is most effective in large rooms or hallways where the appealing pattern can be best exhibited. Parquet is available in a wide variety of different styles, the most popular of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet can be manufactured from a massive variety of different woods, but oak is the most popular, followed by mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet flooring may come in either solid wood or engineered wood styles, 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 using a series of tiles that are fixed to the subfloor with an adhesive. An expert parquet floor company can recommend the most suitable wood types and patterns for your home.