When you hear the word “parquet,” chances are it triggers flashbacks to your grandmother’s dated herringbone patterned floors. But parquet isn’t just for granny these days. Mathusek partner ALI Parquets offers beautiful solid hardwood floors crafted in the finest European tradition.
Parquet wood floor installations date back centuries
The history of parquet flooring actually dates back to the 1600s in Versailles, France, where skilled craftsmen selected various colored hardwoods to cut into geometric shapes. In those days, only the very wealthy could afford to commission these works of art.
Over time wood flooring became more affordable, but with the advent of wall-to-wall carpeting in the 1930s, much wood flooring was covered up. It would be 50 years before innovations in manufacturing and availability of more durable materials revived an interest in wood floors.
In 1941, ALI Parquets set up a production line in Gualdicciolo, San Marino — a small village in Italy, under its own jurisdiction. It was here that the more popular products of the late 1980s and early 1990s were manufactured and introduced.
These days, wood floors offer an affordable yet customizable option for use in private homes and public spaces alike. ALI Parquets is an Italian manufacturer known for top-quality hardwood flooring in a wide range of exclusive woods, flooring sizes, and thicknesses. ALI Parquet floors are suitable for a variety of spaces where the natural aesthetic of fine wood flooring with geometric interest is desired.
Here are 4 reasons your company should consider an ALI Parquets wood floor installation:
Aethestics
One of the advantages of a wood floor installation is that its multi-piece construction adds a classic, three-dimensional element to a space. The ability to combine varying sizes, colors, and types of wood makes it possible to create your own work of floor art, whether it be for your home or a public area such as a school, gym or sports facility, church, institution, or reception area.
Easy to Repair
Individual pieces of wood flooring can be easily repaired, so an entire wood floor installation doesn’t have to be ripped up when only a small area is damaged. The strips are made from a single piece of solid wood, so there is no risk of separation between the hardwood top layer and softwood substrate used in flooring of lesser quality. Seven roller coats plus an additional protective varnish on all sides of each strip are applied to ensure dimensional stability and an effective barrier against fungus, even in concealed areas.
Warm and Toasty With a Nice Finish
ALI Parquets’ anti-scratch finishes offer excellent protection from wear and tear, and the floors can be installed prefinished if on-site varnishing and sanding are not feasible or practical. Wood floor installation is a great choice in combination with underfloor heating, due to its improved thermal conductivity over standard wood flooring.
Eco-Friendly
Eco-minded customers will appreciate knowing that all wood used in ALI Parquets flooring is sustainably harvested. Likewise, waste product from manufacturing is used to power the drying cellars, and for heating production sites and offices.
Why is Mathusek your top choice for ALI Parquet wood floor installation?
Three Generations of Mathuseks
One thing that has not changed since the 17th Century is that wood floors must be laid and repaired by skilled specialists to guarantee optimal appearance, performance, and durability. Mathusek’s master installers have been in the wood flooring business since 1965, and there are currently three generations of Mathuseks on staff.
Gentle & Precise
When your wood floor needs sprucing up, be sure to call in Mathusek’s maintenance professionals who are familiar with the special challenges of sanding these floors. The task must be approached very gently and precisely, since the wood grain runs in many different directions.
With ALI parquet flooring underfoot and Mathusek at your back, your new floor will truly be greater than the sum of its parts.
Contact Mathusek to learn more about ALI Parquet wood floor installation and whether this timeless classic would be a good fit for your next project.
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