Between a pre-finished parquet and traditional aesthetic result is almost the same and the difference is not visible. There are, however, some different ways of laying that they choose a type rather than another according to the needs and time available. pre-finished items, for example, are preferred when the emergency does not allow long on time, or when, in a restored house, is put in place on an existing floor coverings. If you do not want too saw the doors better to use the thickness to 10mm (you can also find pre-finished in the last generation). The hardwood floor requires more time for laying and finishing: up to 45 days depending on the type of installation.
The most popular species are the tropical (iroko, Lapacho, Teak, doussiè, ipe, Padouk, Wenge) because they are in a wide range of colors and shades with multiple possibility of matches. They also possess a greater average hardness of the European ones (maple, walnut, ash, locust, larch, oak, olive).
The underlayment is certainly preferable when you want to redo the floor without moving from home, avoiding the inconvenience of a construction site and moving the furniture: easy to install, can be walked on after one day because dall'incollaggio that you avoid and spot face painting work.
Compared with parquet, this type of flooring is more expensive because of the technology by which it is made. But allows the use of larger sizes and can be be easily used even in the bathroom and kitchen.
| Floating and pasted |
The floating is a particular method of laying the flooring that allows re-use of the boards in other environments, as does not use glue to fix. The flooring strips are indeed stuck with a classic combination of 'male-female' in the change are many and the patents that different manufacturers call this type of joint. The layer of flooring is still isolated from the base of the floor as well as with a mat (in typically 2 mm) also with a sheet of nylon and bitumen, or a sheet of polyethylene foam with closed cells. These coatings help to limit the rise 
moisture, mitigate the noise of foot traffic, and minimize the defects in installation. The advantages of this frame, plus the ability to retrieve the wood pieces together for a future floor in another room you can appreciate the speed of installation that does not suffer the long weeks of waiting for the glue to dry. The free float is applied only to pre-finished parquet for the traditional, tranneche you leave "in view" (without paint) is not a floating installation.
moisture, mitigate the noise of foot traffic, and minimize the defects in installation. The advantages of this frame, plus the ability to retrieve the wood pieces together for a future floor in another room you can appreciate the speed of installation that does not suffer the long weeks of waiting for the glue to dry. The free float is applied only to pre-finished parquet for the traditional, tranneche you leave "in view" (without paint) is not a floating installation. Laying with glue is suited for a classic solid wood parquet or prefinished by 10mm. On a basic level is very dry and a layer of glue where the strips will be supported later. To frame the best fights the planks with a hammer resting on a piece of wood slats to be fixed. This is an extremely delicate because each floor is not even dry pavement can damage the leveling of the wood. The adhesive may be polyurethane or water-based . This type of installation provides a compact effect of the floor without leaving gaps. The disadvantages found to be sensitive to moisture.
The spike is made for laying parquet traditional 22mm thick. | The baseboard |
There are several types of skirting on the market for every ambiente.Una first distinction can be made on the material they are made. The most commonly used are wood, especially rummy, dyed in various shades that are usually matched to the color of fixtures (doors and / or windows). Environments more "rustic" as taverns, attics, etc. mountain homes. you use the pine wood, natural, honey or walnut.
to "take back" most valuable woods by not opting for solid rods (which also are more 'expensive with the same result) there is a veneer baseboard.
some time should be used on lacquered skirting (not always) the medium density (MDF). This material, consisting of a mixture of wood waste, but much more compact particle, is highly resistant and therefore suitable for a very smooth surface to be painted.
products with the same material, can be found covered with PVC skirting. Some houses produce material looks very similar to wood, but this is not most suitable products and are more in crowded public places where the strength and washability surmount the aesthetics though, undoubtedly, the low price attracts.
There are also pure PVC skirting and even stickers, but of poor quality. to "take back" most valuable woods by not opting for solid rods (which also are more 'expensive with the same result) there is a veneer baseboard.
some time should be used on lacquered skirting (not always) the medium density (MDF). This material, consisting of a mixture of wood waste, but much more compact particle, is highly resistant and therefore suitable for a very smooth surface to be painted.
products with the same material, can be found covered with PVC skirting. Some houses produce material looks very similar to wood, but this is not most suitable products and are more in crowded public places where the strength and washability surmount the aesthetics though, undoubtedly, the low price attracts.
Another distinction is made according to form. The main one is skirting between smooth or leg. In addition to aesthetics, the leg is useful to cover any imperfections in the coating. The two types are divided in turn to different heights and thicknesses mainly for reasons of taste.
usually are on the market skirting not thicker than 14 mm and not higher than 9 cm. can happen to like a skirting higher or more often, sometimes it may even be necessary (to cover such obvious flaws in the coating).
usually are on the market skirting not thicker than 14 mm and not higher than 9 cm. can happen to like a skirting higher or more often, sometimes it may even be necessary (to cover such obvious flaws in the coating).
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