Laying patterns
Parquet laying patterns
The aesthetics of the floor is determined by the geometry of the laying together with the wood species. There are many types of parquet.
Deck pattern, parallel, English, Oxford, fish bone - the same herringbone, the same fishbone or herringbone, French parquet - the same French herringbone, the same chevron, Chess player, rhombus, a ladder, Mosaic, woven, Old German, Burgundian And so far it can go on.
Added to this are other names on the chalkboard. How do we find our way through these mazes and how do we choose our set?
A beautiful name should not tempt us when choosing a pile. Neither does a skillfully captured shot by a photographer automatically mean that this set-up will be equally effective in our space.
What should we consider?
First of all, the spatial conditions are acceptable in the room:
- Layout of the room (is the room narrow or wide, rectangular or more square)
- Lighting and irradiance (presence and size of windows, sunny or non-sunny side, shading)
- What part of the floor is visible? Are large sections of parquet visible or hidden under furniture?
- What functional load should the parquet have? (family, office and public)
It is possible to lay parquet in a luxurious arrangement in a small room, but we cannot turn it into a hall of Versailles. We can get the opposite effect and increase the feeling of narrowness even more. Wide laying patterns need scale to "open", just like a good red wine needs the right temperature and glass to appreciate its merits. After all, wine tastes different at different temperatures and in different glasses.
There are no ready-made formulas, which dictate which geometric arrangement to use in which room. However, it exists as a landmark golden rules, which can be applied to all spaces:
- Laying the parquet at an oblique angle makes the rooms look voluminous. The effect can be enhanced by using a small parquet.
- Large parquet is more effective in large rooms.
- Parallel laying patterns extend the room if it runs parallel to the wall. The transverse arrangement cuts it.
- Floors loaded with furniture and shaded are more harmonious with an even and monotonous arrangement.
- If there is a large space in the room, it is preferable to have laying patterns that reflect the sun's rays in different tones, for example, a French herringbone pattern.
- For a harmonious overall picture, the parquet should be laid in the direction of the light. If grooves appear in the parquet over time, they will not be visible, because they will be smoothed by sunlight.
- If we do not want to visually enlarge or reduce the direction and the room, strong laying patterns, for example, chess, are good
Let's get acquainted with the most common laying patterns below and see what visual and psychological effects can be achieved with different geometries.
Deck pattern, the so-called deck
It is one of the most common arrangements in Georgia and probably in the world deck pattern, the so-called The deck is set up. The peculiarity of this arrangement is that the parquet is laid parallel to each other, but in a chaotic manner. Bonds are disproportionate and chaotic.
If we include elements of order in the deck pattern, we will get other laying patterns. Namely: if the bond on every 2nd side bar is symmetrical and coincides with half the length of the parquet, we have with the English set. If the bond is on 2/3 of the length of the parquet, such an arrangement Oxford they call In the case of maximum symmetry, that is, if all bonds are on the same line, deck pattern parallel will be transformed into a pile.
If we build vertical strips in a parallel arrangement, we get ladder or rail.
herringbone - fish bone
The second arrangement is familiar to everyone herringbone - fish bone The same fishbone or herringbone. We've all seen this setup. In the Soviet period, they often lost. Parquets are laid at 90 degrees to each other. The resulting shape resembles a Christmas tree or the spine of a fish. Hence the name. There are single-striped, double-striped and triple-striped fishbones.
French parquet
In the same category is one of the most trending sets recently - French parquet, the same as the French herringbone or chevron.
Parquet should be laid at an angle of 45 or 60 degrees. This means a loss of material, so it is more expensive to lay parquet with this arrangement than standard "herringbone".
Rhombuses
Rhombuses are effective and at the same time have a favorable price. The reason for the low price is the cost of the material. The rhombuses are arranged with small pieces of parquet. These pieces are not as expensive as the larger ones. 3D effects can be achieved by stacking the rhombus.
Old German
Interesting laying patterns Old German and Burgundian. A piece of parquet shortened perpendicular to 2 or 3 parquet fences the road. As if restricting freedom. Goethe said: Freedom is not in not feeling a power above yourself, but in feeling and still being free and happy. Parquet strands wrapped in a barrier create order and beauty in this arrangement. If the barriers are of a different color, the effect is more striking. The difference between Old German and Burgundian lies in the symmetries. This pattern is not as relaxed as deck pattern style laying patterns. Demands more attention.
Chess player
It's quite a common setup Chess player arrangement. The laid parquet looks like a chess board.
Where did we go from the pile of parquet, right? There was the sound of clanging swords, the clash of spears and the clatter of helmets. I don't like war, neither are you war-hungry.
Our vote for peace, sympathy for chess and parquet chess set. It is a completely pacifist, carefree, balanced arrangement. With a spatially neutral effect. It neither obscures nor detracts from the space. If we lay the parquet with this arrangement, we will not make a mistake.
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