A hardwood floor (parquetry) is a popular feature in many houses.

In architecture, a floor is generally the lower horizontal surface of a room (see also flooring). The various levels of rooms in a building are also called floors or stories (storeys in British English): "ground floor", "first story", "mezzanine floor", etc. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Beech is a typical temperate zone hardwood The term hardwood designates wood from angiosperm trees. ... Parquetry floor. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Table of architecture, Cyclopaedia, 1728 The following article focuses on built environment, the architecture of spaces designed for human habitation. ... A room is an enclosed space in a house or other building. ... Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor. ... Building is either the act of creating an object assembled from more than one element, or the object itself; see also construction. ... British English (BrE) is a term used to differentiate the form of the English language used in the United Kingdom from other forms of the English language used elsewhere. ...

A confusion arises between the two forms of floor numbering in use worldwide. In most of Europe, and thus in British and Commonwealth usage, the floor at the ground level is the ground floor, and the floor above is the first floor, which maintains the continental European use dating from the days of the construction of palaces. For example, in French, the term for the ground floor is rez de chaussée. But in North American usage (except in Quebec), the floor at the ground level is usually, but not always, the first floor and the floor above is the second floor; this system is also used in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. Floor numbering varies depending on the level of the first floor in the numbering scheme and on the names given to the subterranean levels. ... The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as The Commonwealth, is an association of independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 11. ...

The principal floor is the storey which contains the chief apartments, whether on the ground floor or the floor above; in Italy they are always on the latter and known as the piano nobile. The storey below the ground floor is called the basement even if only a little below ground level, or the cellar; the story in a roof is known as the attic or the loft. A basement is a storey or several storeys of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. ... A cellar is a storage room built below ground level (usually under a house), primarily for the storage of food and drink (especially wine) for use throughout the year. ... A roof tiled in imitation of thatch at Croyde, north Devon, England Rooftops in Vietnam Snow on the roof A roof is the top covering of a building that sheds rain or snow, keeping the building interior dry. ... Meanings for the term include: Attic (always capitalised) is an adjective for something or someone coming from Attica or Athens. ... The term loft mainly refers to two different types of rooms: An upper room or story in a building, directly under the roof, used either for storage (as in most private houses) or for a specific purpose, eg. ...

In the U.S., the expressions one pair, two pair, etc., apply to the storeys above the first flight of stairs from the ground (see also carpentry). A carpenter is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry -- a wide range of woodworking that includes constructing buildings, furniture, and other large objects out of wood. ...

Floor coverings

• Carpet
• Linoleum
• Tile
• Mosaic

A carpet is any loom-woven, felted textile or grass floor covering. ... Linoleum floor - a cheaper variety printed to appear to be wood Linoleum is a floor covering made from solidified linseed oil (linoxyn) in combination with wood flour or cork dust over a burlap or canvas backing. ... Mission, or barrel, roof tiles For the towns named Tile, see Tile, Somalia and Tile, Lebanon. ... Mosaic is the art of decoration with small pieces of colored glass, stone or other material. ...

See also

• Glass floor
• Thirteenth floor

A glass floor is transparent section of a floor in a building or a boat. ... In many buildings in the U.S. and Canada, there is no thirteenth floor. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain.

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External links

• Guide to Installing Hardwood Floors