Parquet Flooring in Malpas

Parquet Flooring in Malpas

Parquet flooring is a variety of wood flooring where small wood blocks or strips are installed together to generate a distinctive pattern over the whole of the floor. Parquet was historically installed with each individual strip carefully laid, but modern parquet can be bought in larger tiles or planks to give the same effect. Parquet floor is an exceptionally fashionable flooring product which is most effective in large rooms or hallways where the appealing pattern can be best displayed. Parquet comes in numerous different patterns, the most common of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet can also be manufactured from a massive selection of different woods, but oak is the most common, accompanied by mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet flooring can 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 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 bend under these conditions. Parquet is typically installed by using a series of tiles that are fixed to the subfloor with an adhesive. A specialist parquet flooring company can suggest the most appropriate wood types and patterns for your home.