Parquetry floor.

Parquetry is a mosaic of wood used for ornamental flooring. (French parqueterie, from parquet.) The large diagonal squares known as parquet de Versailles were introduced there in 1684, as parquet de menuiserie ("woodwork parquet"), to replace the marble flooring that required constant washing, which tended to rot the joists beneath the floors. Such parquets en lozange were noted by the Swedish architect Daniel Cronström at Versaillles and at the Grand Trianon in 1693.^[1] Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Mosaic is the art of decoration with small pieces of colored glass, stone or other material. ... Trunks A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a solid material derived from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... A hardwood floor (parquetry) is a popular feature in many houses. ... Hall of Mirrors redirects here. ... The Grand Trianon, 1678, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, architect Built near Versailles by Louis XIV, the Grand Trianon was designed to act as a place where Louis XIV could rest after his work at the Palace of Versailles. ...

Materials contrasting in color and grain, such as oak, walnut, cherry, lime, pine, maple etc. are employed; and in the more expensive kinds the richly coloured mahogany and sometimes other tropical hardwoods are also used. While not technically a wood, bamboo is also a popular material for modern floors. The patterns of parquet flooring are entirely geometrical and angular— squares, triangles, lozenges. 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. Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... “Walnut Tree” redirects here. ... Cherry tree redirects here. ... Species About 30; see text A lime-lined avenue in Alexandra Park, London Tilia leaf Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, in Asia (where the greatest species diversity is found), Europe and eastern North America; it is absent... Subgenera Subgenus Strobus Subgenus Ducampopinus Subgenus Pinus See Pinus classification for complete taxonomy to species level. ... Distribution Species See List of Acer species Maples are trees or shrubs in the genus Acer. ... Mahogany The name mahogany is used for numerous varieties of dark-colored wood. ... Beech is a typical temperate zone hardwood The term hardwood designates wood from angiosperm trees. ... Bamboo floors are manufactured from the bamboo plant. ... For other uses, see Square. ... A triangle is one of the basic shapes of geometry: a polygon with three vertices and three sides which are straight line segments. ... A lozenge (â—Š) is a form of rhombus. ... Block quote For other uses, see Baroque (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Schloss Benrath is a Rococo maison de plaisance near Düsseldorf that was erected for the Elector Palatine Palatine Carl Theodor von der Pfalz by his garden and building director and garden survisor, Nicolas de Pigage (1723 - 1796). ... Upper Belvedere Lower Belvedere The Belvedere is a baroque palace complex built by Prince Eugene of Savoy in the 3rd district of Vienna, south-eastern from the citys center. ...

Solid parquet tongue and groove boards

There are three main classes of parquetry in use: solid parquet, veneers and laminates. Tongue and groove is a method of fitting similar objects together, used mainly with wood: flooring, panelling etc. ...

• 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. Look up Plank in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Veneer, in woodworking, refers to thin slices of wood, usually thinner than 3 millimetres (1/8 inch). ... Toy constructed from plywood. ... Look up faux in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Particle board is a material manufactured from wood particles (e. ... Tongue and groove is a method of fitting similar objects together, used mainly with wood: flooring, panelling etc. ...

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. Underlay is a thin layer of cushioned material that is underlaid under a floor to provide sound, moisture and heat insulation. ...

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. A pile of nails. ... An angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle. ... A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually symbolized °, is a measurement of plane angle, representing 1／360 of a full rotation. ... For other uses, see Solvent (disambiguation). ... Look up glue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

One of the most famous parquet floors is the one used by the Boston Celtics of the NBA. The original floor, which was installed at the Celtics' original home of Boston Arena in 1946, was moved intact to Boston Garden in 1952 and used there until the team moved to what was then known as FleetCenter in 1995. The floor remained intact and in use until it was cut up and sold as souvenirs in 1999, after the 1998 demolition of Boston Garden. The Celtics today play on a parquet floor that combines old and new sections.^[2] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier mens basketball league. ... Matthews Arena, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the worlds oldest indoor hockey arena. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Boston Garden ISBN 0738511528 The Boston Garden was an arena built in 1928 and demolished in 1998 after the completion of its new successor arena, the FleetCenter, now called TD Banknorth Garden. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... TD Banknorth Garden, named after its sponsor, TD Banknorth, is often called simply the Garden, or the traditional Boston Garden and formerly known as the FleetCenter and the Shawmut Center, is a sports arena in the North End neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

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. Water and steam are two different forms of the same chemical substance A chemical substance is any material with a definite chemical composition, no matter where it comes from. ...

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Notes and references

TD Banknorth Garden, named after its sponsor, TD Banknorth, is often called simply the Garden, or the traditional Boston Garden and formerly known as the FleetCenter and the Shawmut Center, is a sports arena in the North End neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

See also

• Tessellation
• Hardwood
• Marquetry

A tessellated plane seen in street pavement. ... Beech is a typical temperate zone hardwood The term hardwood designates wood from angiosperm trees. ... The image on the cover of this box was made using the technique of marquetry. ...

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