The choice of parquet for the interior

A floor from a natural tree is love at first sight. Gentle, reverent, real. Only for life. Having made a trial parquet flooring of one room, thoughts about the reorganization of the rest of the house will firmly occupy the head. Because the parquet in the interior is:

1. definitely beautiful;
2. prestigious;
3. pertinent for any style;
4. tactile nice;
5. heat;
6. cozy;
7. safely.

Historians have recorded the first installation, as we imagine it, more than 700 years ago in France. Russia, rich in forests, but scarce in design medieval ideas, had to wait until the 16th century. However, domestic woodcarving helped the direction of "artistic parquet" during the time of mass palace construction, started by Peter the Great. The modern description of the flooring is simple: wooden boards for assembly with grooves and spikes.

Advantages and disadvantages

Yes, it's expensive. However, to be more exact, it is more expensive at the time of purchase than other offers. However, economics is a stubborn science. In terms of years, the depreciation of wood is more profitable than laminate or linoleum. Wooden floor will last 50 years with proper care.

No, the neighbors are not audible due to the soundproofing effect.

Yes, complicated installation. But a professional parketchik will quickly solve this problem for a fee. Nowhere to retreat. You have already spent on expensive building materials, do not stint on a specialist.

Yes, a little naughty. Reacts to dryness, humidity, heels. The knife does not drop, the cat does not sharpen the claws. It happens that it moves a little, sometimes separate plates that are badly lapped to each other “run away” under the plinth. Furniture legs should be wrapped with soft stickers to avoid scratches.

Main types

1. Floorboard. The massive demand for it has generated an affordable price. Sold ready to install. Qualitatively fit the hands of the landlord. Pattern options a bit, but this is offset by the speed of work.
2. Piece. Separate rectangular planks (up to 60 cm long), equipped with interconnecting means - grooves and spikes - along the entire perimeter, including the butt. Recommended for use in rooms with low traffic, far from moisture, because of the protection of a piece of a single varnish. And sometimes it is not.
3. Shield. Most often it has the form of squares or close to it. Be sure to varnish in industrial conditions. Three-layer construction, with a base of conifers and the front part of solid wood. Difficulty of use in precise fit. For a perfect view of the floor from any point it is necessary that the right angles of the boards coincide perfectly with each other.
4. Typesetting. It is also called "Mosaic", because in fact it is several textures of different colors, collected in a repeating composition. The floor turns out to be patterned, with its own character. A large field for design ideas. Glued to a concrete base.
5. Pronto parquet. Protected from external influences, strong, completely natural. Suitable for the hallway, corridor, improvised dance floor. Manufacturing technology ensures perfect grip with maximum fit. Reference smoothness - 100%.

Wood species

* The parameter shows the degree of deformation when the humidity drops from 1 - strong to 5 - is absent.

Dimensions

The testimony of good old friends of length, width and thickness will help to make accurate requirements. The first two are needed to calculate the area, the third to determine the wear resistance, according to the quality of the future floor. And the opinion that the thicker the better, is wrong.

Look at the thickness of the face layer, not the total. That she is responsible for the number of grinding.

Standard for normal housing: total - 13-16 mm, the top layer - 4 mm. 2-3 periods between sanding such a surface is fully capable of withstanding. If the entire thickness is less than 10 mm, then there is no possibility for processing. This is a "one-time" option. Maximum values ​​6-8 mm of the upper layer for very large loads. On such floors, dancing and marching is necessary, in home use is an unjustified budget waste.

Color and design

5 main stripes of natural coating:

• from red to brown;
• yellow;
• from pink to red;
• dark;
• light coloured.

The good news is that all shades are natural. So any of their combinations are natural. The canonical pair brown / beige is good in conservative styles. Black is enough for glamor. Fashionable Provence support linen and white color.

Mixing the texture of one web, you should take into account the technical properties of different wood: the ability to shrink, hardness, etc. Materials close in these parameters prolong the life of the flooring, polar materials are short-lived.

The shade of the tree changes by stain, varnish, tinting oil. In addition, toning removes stains, dirt, stains. But it is necessary to use a secret weapon very carefully. Before you paint all the space, you need to practice on separate plates.

Light shades

It has long been known that light colors visually expand the space. Give room atmosphere air, visual transparency. Small rooms cease to be crushed psychologically by close walls, and large ones become like studios. Golden oak parquet, polished into a smooth one-dimensional surface, covered with several layers of lacquer becomes like a frozen water surface, reflecting the glare of the glowing sun. Is such poetics possible when looking at the floor of linoleum, even if it is very practical?

White maple, birch, hornbeam, pear, olive born in a cold color temperature. They are better placed on the sunny side of the house. Larch, beech, alder, on the contrary, will increase the degree of perception where there is little natural light. By the way, cold wood shades are universally suitable for furniture of any color.

Dark shades

It would seem that the black color of the bog oak, like the night, hides all sins. Nothing like this. Scratches, chips, specks on the dark are more visible than on the light. It is pointless to fight, but it can be prevented by replacing the gloss with the current haze. True, this measure will not affect the dust. Garbage is treacherously visible on any darkened background.

If the light expands the frame, then the dark narrows. For this reason, it is not recommended to make black floors in small spaces. If it is not possible in another way, you should try to choose a less noticeable styling structure. It is comfortable for eyes to perceive a small volume without rippling elements.

Brown varnish floors of mutations have excellent reflectivity, beating this quality with the help of lamps and additional accessories, you get a personal mirror.

Care and maintenance

The fragility of the parquet floor is exaggerated. This robust design will last for decades. Compliance with only 5 rules will allow you to prove it to your great-grandchildren using a home example.

1. The big enemies of wooden construction materials are dryness and humidity. It is necessary to keep the humidity value in the house 50%. It will be difficult in the winter, the heating season reduces moisture by half. Humidifiers or regular wiping 2 times a week with a damp cloth helps.
2. Air temperature should not exceed +24 ° С, dropping not lower than +18 ° С. Airing, air conditioning, heat gun, everything that a person uses for comfort is suitable for parquet.
3. Hand polish with a good tool, following the manufacturer's instructions for dosage. Polish (once a month) or oil-wax (twice a year). Varnishing in 5-7-10 years.
4. Wash home flooring no more than twice a month with special wipers.
5. To smother Italian passions, not to throw heavy and piercing objects on the floor.

Ideas for styling in the interior

• Razdebka. It looks like a brickwork with a fuzzy order of displacement of the dies. Classic sexual minimalism.
• Checker A chessboard that emerges from the flooring of squares with the perpendicular direction of the pattern in strict order.
• Herringbone. The ingrained method of laying parquet boards with a slanting cut at an angle of 90ᵒ.
• Pletenka (basket). A complex ornament with a 3D effect. The three-color model best reflects the convexity of the lines around the rhombus in a contrasting tone.
• Swede. Three strips are lined up one in another direction, the composition is decomposed in a checkerboard pattern.
• Square. Additional edging of the main geometric shape.
• Frieze. Beautiful ornament, located on the edges of the floor, next to the walls. Expressive decoration of the entire parquet.

Conclusion

In the store, start exploring the assortment with a parquet of native land trees They are already adapted to the climate. Check with the seller of the plate on the hollow holes, the level of humidity (the rate is up to 10%). Knock, sniff modular boards. Voiced cotton and natural wood aroma are signs of a good product. Estimate how the pink cherry will organically fit in the bedroom, and the gray bamboo in the corridor. Now you are ready to step onto the floor!