Parquet Flooring in Brandon

Parquet Flooring in Brandon

Parquet flooring is a sort of wood flooring in which small wood blocks or strips are installed alongside one another to create a distinctive pattern across the whole of the floor. Parquet was traditionally installed with each individual strip painstakingly laid, but modern parquet is available in bigger tiles or planks to give the same appearance. Parquet floor is an exceptionally fashionable flooring product which is best suited for large rooms or hallways where the attractive design can be best displayed. 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 an enormous range of different woods, but oak is the most popular, followed by mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet floor 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 floor is durable and demands little maintenance. It is, however, unsuitable for areas that contain lots of moisture or humidity as the wood will warp or bend under these conditions. Parquet is commonly installed using a number of tiles which are glued to the subfloor with an adhesive. A specialist parquet flooring company can suggest the most suitable wood types and patterns for your home.