Special Extra long and wide parquet/wooden floors

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LONG AND WIDE PARQUET IS STILL A HIT, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AND RUSTIC SETTINGS

Traditionally, a wooden floor used to consist of narrow planks, but for several years now the market trend has been for wide wooden floors in combination with much bigger lengths. The reason for that is found in the desire to create a rustic and warm atmosphere in the home, something which the pandemic has only served to promote.

Sturdier, more robust, and more authentic

The choice for wide planks is obvious because this makes a floor look sturdier, more robust, and more authentic. And so, planks up to even 28cm wide with lengths of up to 2.5 metres and even (much) longer have long since ceased to be exceptional.

It is necessary to keep an eye on certain things when fitting those wider and longer floorboards. Wood is still a ‘live’ material, even with composite floors, and that means that you have to accept that scratches can appear over time, wood is a sensitive material which can swell or shrink, and you have to beware of damp and fluctuations in temperature even more than usual.

Avoid warping

And so, with the fitting you should remember that you always need an expansion joint and that the substrate should be completely dry. Moreover, you also need to consider the maintenance, taking account of the type of wood. Another point which you certainly must remember: A wide plank is more likely to swell and shrink than a narrow one. Since wide planks have more wood, the floorboard is under more pressure and is likely to warp at some point. This can be absorbed by glueing wide planks to reduce the risk of wooden floors warping.

Sources: Tarkett and beboparket.nl

Some specialists have their say

Design Parquet

In order to maximize the volume of wider rooms and underline the depth of spaces, larger and longer strips are appreciated. Extra large strips are available only in engineered wood flooring. The largest strips of Design Parquet are 220 and 295mm like our XXL wood flooring. This kind of strips is offered only in LOFT PRO : semi-solid wood flooring on birch plywood base because this base offers a better stability. Design Parquet strips are available from 1 meter to 5 meters long. Our XXL model is produced with an oak underlayer to ensure its stability and offers the possibility to lay in floating, glued or nailed laying. Extra large and long strips are in Oak and you can select the colours effects and finishing, which offers a large range of possibilities. We also supply other species such as Walnut, Wenge, Iroko, etc. and other widths (350 or 400mm) on request.

Forestry Timber Holdings Limited

At Forestry Timber Holdings Limited, we are seeing an increased demand for extra wide and extra-long planks with no signs of slowing down. The clean lines of extra wide and extra-long planks make rooms look larger, adding an old-world sophistication, and creating a distinctive look for any home, office or retail space. With fewer visible seams, the natural beauty of the wood shines through. Extra-wide and extralong planks can cost more than more standard-width planks and, when using solid hardwood, can be prone to warping. By contrast, engineered hardwood flooring with a Hevea core is ideal for manufacturing wider and longer planks as it is, by nature, more stable and resistant to fluctuations in temperature and humidity. Extra wide and extra-long planks tend to make rooms look larger and complement any décor, from rustic elegance and shabby chic through to a classically sophisticated look. Forestry Timber Holdings Limited Engineered Hardwood Flooring, Making the Ordinary, Extraordinary

Lindura by MEISTER – The wood flooring revolution

Sustainable. Robust. Practical. That is Lindura wood flooring. In addition to the two room-sized château plank formats (2200 x 270 mm/2600 x 320 mm) an

Natural champagne oak, 8922 elegant new herringbone format (700 x 140 mm) was launched on 1st April 2022. Its eight ultramatt-lacquered surfaces can be colour-coordinated with the HD 400 collection or stand alone. The château planks of the HD 400 collection are now impregnated with AquaStop edge impregnating agent, making them water-resistant for 24 hours and suitable for humid rooms. This provides even more safety in the kitchen and hallway, and enables installation in the bathroom. All surfaces have been successfully tested to ensure an antibacterial effect. And the best: manufacturing Lindura’s surface uses only approximately one eighth of the wood that is used for conventional multi-layered parquet flooring. Lindura – the ecological alternative!