Parquet Flooring in Rye

Parquet Flooring in Rye

Parquet flooring is a sort of wood flooring in which small wood blocks or strips are installed together to produce a distinctive design across the whole of the floor. Parquet was traditionally installed with each individual strip painstakingly laid, but modern parquet can be bought in bigger tiles or planks to offer the same effect. Parquet floor is a very fashionable flooring product which is best suited for large rooms or hallways where the eye-catching pattern can be best displayed. Parquet comes in a multitude of different patterns, the most popular of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet may also be manufactured from an enormous variety of different woods, but oak is the most common, followed by mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet floor can come in either solid wood or engineered wood styles, the latter of which feature several layers 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 suitable for areas that contain lots of moisture or humidity as the wood will warp or bend under these conditions. Parquet is often installed using a number of tiles that are fixed to the subfloor with an adhesive. A professional parquet flooring company will be able to suggest the most suitable wood types and styles for your home.