Guide To Wooden Floors
Wooden floors have long been prized for their beauty. Parquetry is a mosaic of wooden strips used to create a wooden floor surface. The strips are fitted with grooves to hold together laterally. There are three basic types of parquetry. One is solid wood. This is the highest quality, and involves wooden strips made from unitary pieces of wood. Veneers have a thin layer of good quality wood laid over a cheaper back, such as plywood. Laminates are the cheapest, with a fake wooden surface laid over a cheap background material, such as particleboard.
Wooden floors are uneven in terms of quality. The type of wood and the type of parquetry chosen has great effects on the lifespan and beauty of the floor. Even the best will suffer from use and normal wear and tear. Treatments include sanding and use of oils, but this is not possible with laminates and can only be done to limited levels on veneers. Solid wood parquet can be renewed for long periods, however. Read more
