The very word “parquet” is of French origin, and the fashion for the flooring of the floor came from France. Previously, it was made from such varieties of trees as maple, cherry, ash, and to make individual elements in the floor figure, cypress, boxwood or rosewoods were used. By the way, recently there has been a tendency to return to antiquity, and some designers are trying to imitate old ornaments.
The piece parquet has certain positive aspects – this is environmental friendliness, durability and practicality, such a floor will be very warm. A huge selection of colors, because, say, a parquet of oak can be either brown or gray. And ash, for example, has both red-brown and yellowish. Book has various shades of red.
Now for the production of parquet, non -traditional, exotic varieties of wood are more often used: American walnut, Mirabu, TIS, Wenge. An important characteristic that must be guided when choosing a parquet is stability. The resistance of the strips that make up the pattern depends on this. For example, tick parquet has high stability of the breed, it can be laid even in the bathroom and kitchen, but the beech is mainly used as inserts, to create an ornament (since it has a very low stability).
In addition to obvious positive qualities, there are disadvantages. The most important is his hygroscopicity. With improper care of the parquet floor, the tree can swell, the integrity of the pattern will collapse, as a result, the flooring will need to be changed. However, if you provide your parquet with proper care and proper use, then it will last you for a long time, ensure high impact resistance, good soundproofing, hygiene, safety and heat resistance.