Any normal living space is the space between six surfaces — four walls, a ceiling, and a floor. The floor has many options. In the old huts, the floor was just earthen, then they began to make wood, over time, stone floors appeared. And any floor can still have a coating - either for beauty, or for comfort, or just for thermal insulation. And these coatings have many options - carpet, linoleum, decorative board. This last option, as a rule, is made in the form of parquet. Since people in the premises are in direct contact with the coating, it wears out over time, loses its appearance and consumer properties. The coverage needs updating. Non-trivial, but very effective ideas are required on how to quickly update the old parquet floor in the apartment.
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- 1 Parquet types
- 2 Parquet exploitation
- 3 Restoration of the appearance of parquet
- 4 Conclusion
Parquet types
Parquet is a floor covering that is assembled from rectangular planks of different sizes. Such blanks allow you to create various geometric shapes on the floor plane. For this, wood of various species is used.
Parquet floors began to be created in Europe back in the Middle Ages. A drawing can be made directly in place on the floor of the room, or you can assemble enlarged blocks on a workbench and install in the appropriate place in the composition.
The parquet flooring allows you to preserve the natural grain of the wood. In addition, the parquet is environmentally friendly, does not emit any harmful odors, and does not pose a health hazard.
Parquet flooring can be assembled from separate identical planks. The installation pattern is usually monotonous, but the flooring is cheap. You can create a two-layer shield, which then fits into place in the room. Installation costs will be lower. Shields can be made with different patterns. This option is considered more expensive, but it is more resistant than the previous one to changes in temperature and humidity. The block version is a development of the panel board towards an increase in size. True, the top layer with a pattern is rather thin and does not have high wear resistance.
The piece version is the most common. The individual parquet floors are assembled into a solid covering on an insulating substrate using the grooves and spikes present on each plank.
The most expensive is the palace parquet. In fact, it is already a work of art. And the wood is used of expensive species, and the creation of a picture requires the highest qualifications.
Parquet exploitation
In order for parquet to perform its functions as a beautiful flooring, it needs to be looked after. Care rules are simple, but require regularity. The first rule is to maintain a regulatory environment where possible. For parquet, these requirements are as follows: room temperature - + 18... +25 ° C, relative humidity - 40-60%. Otherwise, wood may dry out or swell.
Parquet requires regular dry cleaning with a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush (at least once a week). Liquids spilled on the floor must be removed immediately with a soft cloth, as coffee, red wine or blood will penetrate the wood very deeply. Parquet should be rubbed with special polishes and mastics without caustic components.
Restoration of the appearance of parquet
After laying, the parquet is usually coated with a special varnish or oil mastic. But the varnish coating will not last forever, after 3-5 years it needs to be restored. The oil cover is more modern. Its main advantage is that during recovery operations, it is enough to clean up only the problem area. In the case of varnishing, the entire room must be completely cleaned, otherwise patches will be visible.
Nevertheless, the realities of life often force the lacquer coating to be restored in parts. Moreover, the most worn-out floors in ancient times were covered with parquet varnish. It is advisable to start this process without significant delay, this will facilitate the work. In the problem area, the varnish coating should be removed with coarse sandpaper. For this, the "skin" should be chosen with a large grain size. For information, below are the numbers of suitable sandpaper for this job.
P40-P60 is used for primary rough wood processing; P70-P120 is used for basic cleaning of wood surfaces. Suitable for removing old varnish layers.
The cleaned surface should be covered with parquet lacquer in two to four layers. Unlike old types, current varnishes are made on a water basis, they are one-component, they do not have a pungent harmful odor, and they dry quickly. Apply the varnish with a brush. Two-component varnishes are much more expensive, but more wear-resistant. A huge range of all kinds of varnishes is offered for sale. Details about their characteristics are in the instructions for use and from the sellers.
Conclusion
Beauty takes effort. It is not recommended to walk on parquet in outdoor shoes, abrasive dust abrades the coating. In a residential area there are places of increased cross-country ability, where the coating wears out faster. Moving furniture around the room also damages the parquet floor. Soft protective pads can be made under the chair legs. And you should only wipe the parquet with a soft damp cloth and vacuum it regularly. And it will remain beautiful for a long time.
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