When thinking about remodeling,
today's families are looking for smarter, less expensive ways to beautify their
living spaces. When it comes to flooring, the options are endless and can be
one of the most costly and daunting decisions of the remodel. While there are
many options to choose from such as carpet, tile, even concrete, parquet
flooring is another option sometimes overlooked. It is a durable product that
is not difficult to install and can last for decades, parkettboden
kaufen making it a reasonable and beautiful upgrade for any room in the
house, from the kitchen to the basement. Parquet flooring can be installed over
concrete as well as existing hardwood, laminate, or ceramic tile, making it an
easy DIY project.
Parquet flooring hails all the way
back to 1684, when it replaced marble in Versailles, France. The marble
flooring used prior to this had to be cleaned constantly, and the water would
run down to the under- lying floor supports,
causing them to rot. Parquet, noted for its beauty and strength was also
easier to clean, thus its use spread quickly. Today parquet flooring comes in
solid parquet and parquet panels, using different types of wood such as oak,
pine, mahogany, and walnut. Solid parquet is blocks of wood glued down into
different patterns, the most recognizable being the herringbone pattern. It is
usually between 3/4" to 5/8" thick and is glued down, as opposed to
nailing, as was traditionally done with hardwood flooring. Parquet panels are
veneers of hardwood glued onto less expensive wood, such as plywood. The veneer
(also called the wear layer) can be between 1/4" thick to 1/16" thick
and is installed with glue using the tongue and groove joints.
The cost of parquet flooring is just
one of its alluring features. There is parquet for all budgets and needs. It
runs from $0.99 per square foot to more than $60.00 per square foot, depending
on the type of parquet, either solid or
veneer, the woods chosen, and the thickness of the wood. Solid parquet is more
expensive, but can be sanded down and refinished throughout the life of the
floor, whereas sanding or refinishing the parquet panels may take the finish
down to the cheaper wood underneath. Great caution should be used to keep from
ruining the flooring. Medallions are also available, and while they are usually
quite expensive, they are beautiful pieces of art and there are no limits as to
design. The cost is usually between $1,300 to $3,500, depending on the size and
the types of woods used. Medallions use some of the most exotic woods, which
add greatly to their cost. The care of parquet flooring is easy and usually
only requires a damp mop to keep them looking their best.
The warranties for parquet flooring
vary. Some of the solid wood parquets come with lifetime coverage while the
less expensive panels can go up to 25 years, depending on the thickness of the
veneers.
Just for fun, one of the most famous
parquet floors started its journey in 1946 as the floor of the original Boston
Arena, home of the Celtics. In 1952 it was moved, completely intact, to Boston
Garden and was used there by the Celtics until 1995, when parkettboden kaufen it took yet
another trip to what was known as the Fleet Center, now known as TD Garden. The
floor was in use until 1999 when it was cut up and partially sold as souvenirs,
as the Boston Garden was torn down in 1998. Today the Celtics play on a truly
special parquet floor inside TD Garden that combines some of the old sections
of the original floor and the new.
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