Parquet Flooring in West Malling
Parquet flooring is a kind of wood flooring in which small wood blocks or strips are installed together to make a distinctive design across the entirety of the floor. Parquet was traditionally installed with each individual strip painstakingly laid, but modern parquet is available in bigger tiles or planks to offer the same effect. Parquet floor is an extremely stylish flooring option which is most effective in large rooms or hallways where the attractive design can be best displayed. Parquet comes in numerous different patterns, the most popular of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet may also be manufactured from a huge variety of different woods, but oak is the most popular, accompanied by mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet flooring can come in either solid wood or engineered wood types, 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 floor is durable and requires little maintenance. It is, however, not fit 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. A specialist parquet flooring company can recommend the most appropriate wood types and patterns for your home.