The ins and outs of parquet flooring

Parquet flooring is one of the most beautiful forms of flooring. You can choose to have parquet flooring with 3 layers or solid wood parquet flooring. Usually all have the same abrasive standard, are stain resistant and carry waterproof sealing. There are several different types of wood parquet for customers to choose from.

Types of Parquet flooring

Laminated and finger-jointed parquet flooring can be exclusive, exclusive-tropicalised or elegant. The main difference in all three is the color. Exclusive has light and uniform color, but there are variations. Exclusive –tropicalised parquet flooring is uniform in color but not always light and the elegant type is dark in color with variations running from yellow to brown.

Finger-jointed parquet flooring tile are small pieces that are glued together to produce wider panels, which are then cut to respective size. They are tongue and grooved on all 4 sides.

Parquet Flooring Tools

There are certain parquet flooring tools you will need to have if you are installing the flooring yourself. These include:

• Parquet tiles and cork expansion strips
• Knee Pads
• Chalk
• Framing square
• Adhesive
• Face mask
• Notched trowel rubber mallet
• Pencil
• Saw
• Pry bar
• Perhaps a floor nailer

How to install parquet flooring

Parquet flooring tiles are laid in much the same manner as vinyl floor tiles. You have to make sure the tiles fit into the grooves as you lay them down. You should plan how you will lay the tiles so that when you are installing parquet flooring you will be able to mix up tiles from different boxes or lay them in different directions so as to give the appearance of mixed wood. When you have the tiles in the spot where you want to have them, you have to apply adhesive to the back of the tile. Make sure it fits into the groove and use the rubber mallet to pound it in, if necessary. To fit some tiles around corners and doorways, you may have to saw some of them so that they fit perfectly.

When you are just learning how to install parquet flooring, you may need to experiment a bit on a few tiles before you get started. You can saw and apply adhesive the same as if you were actually installing parquet flooring, so that when you do start you will have an better idea of how to install parquet flooring. Many people who like the look and feel of hardwood, but not the price are choosing to have parquet flooring in their homes.