Parquet Flooring in County Londonderry

Parquet Flooring in County Londonderry

Parquet flooring is a kind of wood flooring in which small wood blocks or strips are installed alongside one another to produce a distinctive design across the entirety of the floor. Parquet was historically installed with every individual strip painstakingly laid, but modern parquet can be purchased in larger tiles or planks to give the same effect. Parquet floor is an extremely elegant flooring solution which works best in large rooms or hallways where the eye-catching design can be best showcased. Parquet comes in numerous different patterns, the most common of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet may also be manufactured from an enormous array of different woods, but oak is the most popular, along with mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet flooring can come in either solid wood or engineered wood variations, the latter of which incorporate several sheets of wood with a fibre board core and a top layer of the desired appearance of hardwood. Parquet flooring is durable and needs 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 commonly installed by using a series of tiles which are glued to the subfloor with an adhesive. An experienced parquet floor company can recommend the most suitable wood types and designs for your home.