Parquet Flooring in West Sussex

Parquet Flooring in West Sussex

Parquet flooring is a sort of wood flooring where small wood blocks or strips are installed together to produce a distinctive design across the entirety of the floor. Parquet was traditionally installed with every individual strip carefully laid, but modern parquet can be bought in bigger tiles or planks to give the same appearance. Parquet floor is an extremely fashionable flooring product which is best suited for large rooms or hallways where the appealing pattern can be best displayed. Parquet comes in a wide variety of different patterns, the most popular of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet can also be manufactured from an enormous array of different woods, but oak is the most common, followed by mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet flooring may come in either solid wood or engineered wood styles, the latter of which incorporate several layers of wood with a fibre board core and a top layer of the desired appearance of hardwood. Parquet floor 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 often installed by using a series of tiles that are glued to the subfloor with an adhesive. A specialist parquet floor company will be able to suggest the most suitable wood types and styles for your home.