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Divers Oct 4,2022

Does Parquet Flooring Need to Be Glued?

Finding one’s way through all the parquet offers in specialized stores or shops is sometimes tricky. There are significant differences between each model: floating parquet, nailed parquet, glued parquet, nailed parquet, or glue-down parquet. It is essential, above all, to determine what is a solid parquet and a glued parquet. Both products have the same final appearance but are technically very different. Both contain noble wood, but not in the same proportions. To enlighten you and thus better understand and choose, we tell you everything about the glued parquet!

What is a glued parquet floor?

Let’s first recall the notion of “parquet”. The floor must be made of noble wood that is at least 2.5 mm thick to qualify for this designation. The laminate is, therefore, a parquet floor if it respects this primary rule.

There are products with lower facings, not parquet but veneer flooring. Laminate flooring is excluded from the parquet family because it does not have a noble wood layer.

In short, laminate flooring comprises 3 plies, a wood fibre panel or a resinous lath, a counterbalancing sheet on the reverse side and a noble wood facing of 2.5 mm minimum on the top. These 3 parts are assembled in the factory by pressing them together.

Glued parquet and facing

The facing is an essential element; it is the “wear layer” of the laminate floor. The thicker the facing, the more resistant the laminate, especially to punching. This will also allow you to renovate it longer, as a laminate floor can be sanded like a solid wood floor in a renovation.

Note: for renovation sanding, we remove 1 mm of wood at most, and we make, on average, a sanding every 10 years.

The different types of laminate flooring

There are two types of laminate flooring:

 – the multi-strip (2 or 3 strips on the same width of blade);

 – single strip (1 strip).

Multi-strip floors are more affordable in terms of budget but often less aesthetic. You will have the look of several small strips in one single strip. It is the best compromise to have a real parquet floor at home for a small budget.

Single strip laminate flooring offers a much more comprehensive range of colours, sizes and finishes. Single-strip engineered flooring is a single plank, close to the look of solid wood flooring.

Good to know: laminate floors are often sold “factory finished”, so they are ready to install. You will have chamfers, either 2 on the length or 4 on the 4 sides.

Why choose a laminate floor?

Glued Parquet

Advantages of glued parquet

First of all, unlike solid parquet, the construction of engineered parquet allows for wide and long strips, thanks to their excellent stability. This is a major advantage, but it also has other important benefits.

 – Laminate flooring is generally equipped with a “click” assembly system that allows the boards to be installed together without glue.

 – The recommended installation for this type of parquet is the floating installation; it is, therefore, fast to install compared to a glued structure, which is mandatory for a solid parquet.

 – Laying a laminate floor is easy and widely accessible to a good handyman.

 – Finally, the laminate floor can be renovated like a solid floor; it can be sanded to return to its raw state, re-varnished or re-oiled. You can also change the colour by applying a new shade.

Disadvantages of engineered flooring

On the other hand, the following disadvantages of engineered flooring are to be considered:

 – The laminate floor does not have the “nobility” of solid wood flooring, even if technically it is close.

 – The floating installation is sometimes a disadvantage because the floor is not integral to the support. The acoustic performance can be altered for transmission noises (from one floor to another) and transmission noises (walking noises).

 – Even if the parquet floor is more stable than a solid floor, it reacts to the same constraints as a solid floor (temperature, hygrometry, expansion, etc.).

 – If you choose a glued parquet floor with a small facing (2.5 mm), it will not last as long for renovation.

Note: Nothing prevents you from installing a glued parquet floor. The acoustics will be better, but the installation will be longer and more expensive (glue price).

How to choose a laminate floor?

Engineered flooring and aesthetics

Engineered wood floors are available in many wood species: beech, wenge, maple, walnut, etc. The most common wood is oak, which is widely available in all sizes, finishes and colours. It is the most sold wood, both solid and laminated.

The choice of wood is, above all, a matter of taste. However, beware of certain species that may present some constraints. Make sure you get the correct information before you buy!

As for finishes, you will find today as many varnished as oiled engineered floors.

What is glued parquet used for?

Glued Parquet

I prefer laminate flooring with a minimum facing of 3.2 mm for the most frequented living rooms. The thickness of the facing will determine its resistance wear. A parquet floor with a 2.5 mm facing will be sufficient for a bedroom.

Dimensions of laminate flooring strips

Engineered wood floors are available in various widths from 90 to 300 mm. A “wide” board is a 180/190 mm board; the offer on this width is significant.

You will find lengths from 1200 mm (short for a laminate) to 2400 mm.

Attention: if your pieces are small, too much length will lead to cuts. Also, handling long distances can be complicated if you live on a second floor! Take these different constraints into account before purchasing.

Laying techniques for laminate flooring

In principle, a glued parquet floor is installed floating, i.e., not glued to the support. The acoustics will be better (noise when walking reduced), which can also be recommended when laying on underfloor heating. However, nothing prevents you from laying a glued parquet floor in full or with a cord.

Some laminate floors do not have a click system and are presented like solid wood floors in tongue and groove. You can still lay a floating floor with these engineered floors, but you will need to glue the tongue into the groove to stabilize the system.

How much does engineered flooring cost?

The cost of engineered flooring is highly variable and depends on several criteria:

 – the size of the strips (width, length, thickness of the facing);

 – the wood species chosen (oak, beech, maple, walnut, wenge);

 – the finish (the more the floor is worked in a factory, by its colours or effects of structure, the more it is expensive.

by admin8745
Divers Jun 8,2022

Solid Wood Flooring: Definition, Characteristics, Price

Solid Wood Flooring: Definition, Characteristics, Price

 

 Summary

  • What is a solid wood floor?
  • The different wood species of solid wood flooring
  • The various formats of solid wood flooring
  • Laying technique of solid wood flooring
  • Solid wood flooring and finishes
  • Prices of solid wood flooring

 Solid parquet is the traditional parquet par excellence. It is composed only of wood, unlike a glued parquet or laminate flooring. Zoom on the interest and characteristics of solid wood flooring.

 What is a solid wood floor?

 Solid wood flooring has been laid for hundreds of years! Just look down when visiting the many castles of Australia’s heritage. Solid wood flooring has been around for a long time and is still being renovated today.

A solid wood floor is made entirely of the same type of wood. It’s assembled using tongue and groove, with male and female sides. The interlocking serves just as a guide and is not required for installation.

 It is, therefore, a natural product and easy to renovate: sanding and finishing allow you to refurbish it without having to change it.

 The different wood species of solid wood flooring

 Solid oak flooring

 Oak is the most used in solid wood flooring. It can have knots, more or less significant and in more or less quantity, cracks, wormholes, sapwood (the white part on the edge of the boards), and more or less essential colour variations between the boards.

 The aesthetics and price of your floor depend entirely on these nuances and your choice.

 Attention: a solid wood floor is not necessarily a poor quality floor because it has many knots and sapwood. The choice of wood is only an aesthetic indication and is, above all, a matter of taste.

 Other woods in solid wood flooring

 In Australia, solid wood flooring is made from 90% oak. However, it is available in all types of wood, such as ash, chestnut, pine, ipe, jatoba, Merbau, teak, wenge or doussie.

 Note that some woods are more nervous than others and move more easily. Make sure you get the correct information before making your choice.

 Recommendation: for all dark exotic species, remember that your floor may change colour with sunlight and UV exposure, sometimes even violently.

 The different formats of solid wood flooring

Solid Wood Flooring

 Solid wood floors are primarily presented in strips. The widths start at 50 mm and sometimes go up to 290 mm.

 Attention, the wider the parquet, the thicker it will be, up to 27 mm, to respect the natural balance of the wood and avoid the parquet to “tile”.

 For a thickness of 10 mm, the maximum width will be 70 mm.

 For a thickness of 14 mm, the maximum width will be 140 mm.

 For a thickness of 20 mm, the maximum width will be 200 mm.

 For a thickness of 27 mm, the maximum width will be 300 mm.

 Obviously, the more material (wood), the bigger the budget.

 Good to know: regarding the lengths, they vary according to the widths and the same batch. For a solid parquet floor in 14×90 mm, you will have, for example, lengths ranging from 400 to 1200 mm. It will thus be necessary to mix and match during installation. 

 Technique for laying solid wood flooring

 The technique of laying a solid parquet floor is essential and unavoidable. In all cases, a solid parquet floor must imperatively be integral with its support.

 You can choose between a glued installation (preferred for new construction sites) or a nailed installation on joists (traditional and often reserved for renovation).

 In any case, any good installer must know the rules!

Solid parquet and finishes

Thanks to industrial technologies, parquet manufacturers can now provide solid wood floors already finished, either varnished or oiled, but not only. They also apply stains, and almost any colour is possible.

They can also give the solid floor a texture by brushing, aging, or sawing.

Today’s solid wood flooring collections are extensive, and there is something for everyone! If you can’t find what you’re looking for in a store, you can always rely on a parquet installer who will do the finishing on-site on a raw parquet floor. Be sure to reserve this type of service with a real parquet specialist.

Please note: parquet floors already finished in the factory always have bevels, either 2 on the long side or 4 on each side.

Prices of solid wood floors

Solid wood floors are widely represented in supermarkets and DIY stores. Stores specializing in parquet or flooring will guide you more precisely on the finishes and choice of wood. They may even offer to do the installation.

The price of solid wood flooring varies greatly and depends on many criteria: size, choice of wood, finish, etc.

You will find solid wood floors starting at $40 per square meter and up to $150 per square meter, even more for ultra-special floors.

by admin8745

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