Parquet Flooring in Shotts

Parquet Flooring in Shotts

Parquet flooring is a kind of wood flooring in which small wood blocks or strips are installed alongside one another to create a distinctive design over the entirety of the floor. Parquet was historically installed with every individual strip carefully laid, but modern parquet can be bought in larger tiles or planks to give the same appearance. Parquet floor is an exceptionally elegant flooring product which is best suited for large rooms or hallways where the eye-catching design can be best exhibited. Parquet is available in a wide variety of different patterns, the most popular of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet can be manufactured from a wide variety of different woods, but oak is the most common, accompanied by mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet flooring will come in either solid wood or engineered wood varieties, 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 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 often installed using a number of tiles which are fixed to the subfloor with an adhesive. A specialist parquet flooring company can suggest the most suitable wood types and styles for your home.