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Real Wood Floors: Parquet Offers Unlimited Options

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- For many decades, parquet wood flooring has been stereotyped. Parquet traditionally has been defined using one pattern called a finger block. The finger block pattern includes individual boards that are one-inch wide, four inches long, and are combined together side to side to create a four-inch by four-inch block. Four blocks then are combined in a perpendicular pattern to create larger blocks that are repeated throughout the room. While this may be the pattern most people think of when they think of parquet wood flooring, parquet offers countless design possibilities.

PRNEWSWIRE NATIONAL WOOD FLOORING ASSOCIATION PARQUET
This bedroom floor features solid Brazilian Cherry parquet in a custom basket weave pattern, with custom accent blocks featuring Wenge, Maple and Red Oak. The floor is job-site finished, using an oil-based surface finish. Installation by Majestic Wood Floors, Frederick, Maryland. Photo courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org). (PRNewsFoto/National Wood Flooring Association) ST. LOUIS, MO UNITED STATES 06/28/2007

By definition, parquet wood flooring is any pattern that is geometric in shape rather than linear, such as with traditional strip or plank flooring. Parquet patterns can vary in size and can be very simple, or extremely elaborate. Some common parquet patterns include the Bordeaux, the Monticello, the Basketweave, and the Marie Antionette. The patterns can be very subtle when created using just one species of wood, or can become extremely elaborate when created using a variety of species.

Parquet generally is installed using the glue down method, which can be utilized on both a wood and a concrete slab subfloor. This makes parquet an extremely versatile wood flooring option.

To see some of the design options available with parquet flooring, visit the NWFA's consumer web site at www.woodfloors.org, click on the "All About Wood Floors" link and select "Beautiful Floors" from the menu options. You also can find a wood flooring professional in your area who specializes in parquet installations by visiting the "Find a Professional or Product" link.

The National Wood Flooring Association is a not-for-profit trade organization of more than 4,100 wood flooring professionals working worldwide to educate consumers, architects, designers, and builders in the uses and benefits of wood flooring. The NWFA can be contacted at 111 Chesterfield Industrial Blvd., Chesterfield, MO 63005, or at 800-422-4556 (USA), 800-848-8824 (Canada), or 636-519-9663 (international).

Contact: Anita Howard
Communications Director
636-519-9663
anitah@nwfa.org

CONTACT: Anita Howard, Communications Director of National Wood Flooring Association, +1-636-519-9663, anitah@nwfa.org

Web site: http://www.nwfa.org/

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