What is the meaning of Parquet

Parquet is the laying of small blocks of wood in a geometric pattern for the purpose of decoratively covering a floor.

The word is of old French origin, thought to be a derivative of Parchet - meaning Park, ie. a small enclosed space.  Parquet differs from the generic term of wood floor due to its artistic design and use of small pieces of wood to create a pattern.

There are a number of styles of Parquet that range in artistic design and difficulty.  To lay a parquet floor takes craftsmanship and skill which is why even the most simple of designs prove to be quite a challenge to a DIY floor layer. 

The most notable designs are the Herringbone arrangement and the basket design, however there is a huge spectrum of possibilities that people explore that yield absolutely stunning results.

Here are the basic parquet designs

This is an example of herringbone parquet

Here you can see a creative take on herringbone parquet

Below is a beautiful and seemingly simple miss-match of wood blocks of different size and colour, making a truly stunning take on the herringbone design

Another fantastic take on the herringbone style of parquet

A geometric parquet design

This geometric parquet has cleaverly used different colored wood to create a 3D effect

Below is a feat of true parquet artistry

Art of Clean are proud of their team oh highly skilled technicians who often perform parquet restoration in beautiful old homes throughout Cambridgeshire  See our previous blog here of work carried out on a parquet floor in Cambridge:

 http://artofcleanuk.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/what-find-beautiful-parquet-floor-found.html

For more information about our services please contact our friendly team on 01223 863632 or visit www.artofclean.co.uk.

Art of Clean are specialists in: 

Hardwood Floor Cleaning, 

Stone floor Cleaning,

Carpet Cleaning,
Rug Cleaning,

Upholstery Cleaning 

Leather Furniture Cleaning,

Working for domestic or commercial clients throughout Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire.

What a find - Beautiful parquet floor found under carpet in newly purchaced home in Cambridge

 Too often when buying a period house you find the old wooden floors have been removed or seriously damaged and an simply covered up with carpet.

But these chaps were lucky enough to find exactly what you'd wish to find under the carpet.......

A beautiful, practically complete parquet wooden floor - running from room to room throughout much of the down stairs - simply beautiful.

We were called in to repair, sand and oil the floor ready for its new owners to enjoy.

There was few areas of the floor that was filled with concrete... 

We removed the concrete and replaced with some blocks:

Repairs done, the parquet blocks were sanded flat to even them out.
A perfect colour match was achieved after the sanding!

 The floor was then oiled with Pallmann Magic Oil to protect the wood and enhance the beautiful colour of the parquet floor.  (Found on our website www.artofcleanonline.co.uk)

  Thefinished floor looked stunning

Art of Clean are specialists in: 

Hardwood Floor Cleaning, 

Stone floor Cleaning,

Carpet Cleaning,
Rug Cleaning,

Upholstery Cleaning 

Leather Furniture Cleaning, 

Working for domestic or commercial clients throughout Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire.

For more information about our services please contact our friendly team on 01223 863632 or visit www.artofclean.co.uk.

Beautiful Parquet Floor

We are a professional cleaning company who specialise in Carpet, Rug, Hardwood floor, Stone floor, Upholstery and Leather cleaning for domestic an commercial clients.

 For more information about our services contact the team on 01223 863632 or at www.artofclean.co.uk to find out more.

Parquet floor repair

See the work of a craftsman below.  This is a repair job on a parquet floor.  This took time, patience and real skill.  I think you'll agree this is a beautiful example of a parquet floor.

We are a professional cleaning company who specialise in Carpet, Rug, Hardwood floor, Stone floor, Upholstery and Leather cleaning for domestic an commercial clients.

 For more information about our services contact the team on 01223 863632 or at www.artofclean.co.uk to find out more.

See the transforamation of this parquet entrance floor in these photos - parquet floor cleaner

Parquet floor clean

Before

 Mid

Finish

We are a professional cleaning company who specialise in Carpet, Rug, Hardwood floor, Stone floor, Upholstery and Leather cleaning for domestic an commercial clients.

 For more information about our services contact the team on 01223 863632 or at www.artofclean.co.uk to find out more.