Talk:Parquetry
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are the hyperlinks for square, triangle, millimeter, etc really necessary or helpful??? I thought they might contain something useful, but not the case.
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[edit] Advertising?
Thankfully there's no link to their website at the target page, but singling out Coit as an example sure seems gratuitous.
- Indeed.
[edit] Care and feeding of
I'm under the impression that none of these floors should be cleaned using much water. They should be wiped with something dry or just moist enough to not leave any droplets behind.
Which forms can be polished, if any?
: It is generally recommended that these floors only be cleaned through damp mopping, and preferably with a specialized hardwood floor cleaner.
As for polishing, it depends entirely on the finish applied; wax floors can be polished, and they also make a polish for urethaned floors.
- The current illustration is not of a parquetry floor. --Wetman 10:22, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Parquet floor picture
That is Not an example (or at least certainly not a Good example) of parquet flooring. In fact, it looks more like cheap deck flooring than typically expensive, ornate parquetry. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.233.189.215 (talk) 05:55, 15 May 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Totally Confused
This article starts off OK then swiftly goes to pot. The photos are of end matched T&G boards, which can be and is used for flooring with a structural component. T&G can also be used for wall and ceiling cladding, formwork, batten doors or whatever. It is fixed with nails or screws.
Parquetry is a feature floor surfacing. It is not structural. It has to have a prepared structure to support it. It's common feature is small pieces in intricate geometric designs. It is fixed with adhesives. In my experience (49 years carpenter and builder) I have never seen or heard of T&G parquetry, but there are always new things coming out.
Floating flooring is another category altogether. The only resmblance to parquetry is in some of the designs and the adverising jargon the manufacturers use billbeee 21:07, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
- Hi. While I took the picture of the T&G planks, I am not a native English speaker, if it is not right, please remove it or correct the caption. These planks, >2cm thick, up to 2-4m long, 7-17cm large, are commonly used in Europe (France=Parquet massif, Bulgaria=Dusheme) to cover a floor, without a structural function - if they are not called "solid parquet", are they maybe hardwood flooring? Otherwise, about parquet made of small pieces, here the pieces are usually assembled with a tongue and groove fitting, it is really not uncommon. But being a professional, you can edit the article and correct it where needed, that's what Wikipedia is about. --5ko 03:05, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Not about parquetry
The following was removed because it is not about parquetry. Some confusion with other flooring types seems to have occurred. I'm putting it here because it may be useful material for other articles.
[edit] Introduction
In parade rooms of Late Baroque Northern Italian, German and Austrian palaces, curved and irregular forms were also employed, as at Schloss Benrath near Dusseldorf, La Solitude near Stuttgart and Belvedere, Vienna.
There are three main classes of parquetry in use: solid parquet, veneers and laminates.
- Solid parquet, as the name suggests, is solid wood, the standard thickness of each board is typically 1.5 cm or more; this enables the wooden floor to be heavily sanded numerous times over its lifetime.
- Veneers are a layer of solid wood, normally 5 mm (referred to as the 'wear' layer) in thickness attached to a base of cheaper wood or plywood; this enables a floor to be sanded and finished using conventional techniques, and can be repaired by light re-sanding.
- Laminates are the cheapest form, consisting of a faux-wood image applied to a cheap base such as particle board and a clear protective layer applied on top; laminates are prone to chipping and cannot be repaired.
Boards generally fit together with a tongue and groove, having consequently the pattern alike on both sides.
Wooden floors can be installed in a number of configurations. In a floating floor configuration, a layer of underlay is placed on top of the existing floor (for noise and heat insulation). The boards are then placed on top, locking together using the tongues and grooves. The weight of the combined boards holds them in place. Over time as the wood reacts to moisture in the environment, cracks are more prone to appear compared to permanently fixing the floor to the subfloor.
To attach the floor more permanently boards can be either fixed using nails (driven through the tongue at an angle of roughly 35 degrees), or attached using a water or organic solvent based glue if the subfloor is unsuitable for nails, such as concrete.
[edit] Cleaning and Repair
Wood floors are generally difficult to maintain. However there are certain chemicals in the form of varnishes, oils and waxes which can restore the shiny appearance they have when they are new. Many companies offer wood floor renewal as well as maintenance products for wood flooring.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Tabby (talk • contribs) 05:57, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
