Parquet Flooring in Tenterden

Parquet Flooring in Tenterden

Parquet flooring is a kind of wood flooring in which small wood blocks or strips are installed alongside one another to create a distinctive pattern over the whole of the floor. Parquet was historically installed with each individual strip meticulously laid, but modern parquet is available in bigger tiles or planks to offer the same appearance. Parquet floor is an extremely elegant flooring product which works best in large rooms or hallways where the eye-catching design can be best showcased. Parquet comes in a multitude of different patterns, the most common of which are herringbone, chevron or checkerboard. Parquet may also be manufactured from a massive variety of different woods, but oak is the most popular, accompanied by mahogany, maple and cherry. Modern parquet flooring can come in either solid wood or engineered wood variations, 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 flooring is durable and demands 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 generally installed using a series of tiles which are fixed to the subfloor with an adhesive. A specialist parquet floor company can suggest the most suitable wood types and designs for your home.