Laying parquet in a herringbone pattern

Parquet is a classic floor covering. It is beautiful and has a rich color palette, texture, and goes well with most stylistic decisions in the interior of the room.

In addition, parquet is an environmentally friendly material. It has excellent performance properties, thermal conductivity, sound insulation and is resistant to deformation. This flooring will last for many years, beautifully complementing the interior of the room and indicating the impeccable taste of the apartment owners.

Thanks to various types of its installation, you can add a unique charm to any room. We will talk about a popular method of laying parquet, which is called herringbone.

Preparatory stage

Laying parquet can be done in several ways. There are large prefabricated panels with a finished pattern that are easily laid out and fixed to the base. However, there are also piece dies that can be laid in any order or using several classic installation methods.

Standard types of installation include technologies:

• classic herringbone;
• French herringbone.

Important! In order for the floor to please you with its original appearance for a long time, without creaking or deforming, you need to properly prepare the base before laying the wooden slats.

The most common option for laying block parquet is to install a base of concrete screed and cover it with a polished board. If the craftsman is confident that the screed is almost level and level, you can use thinner sheets of chipboard or plywood.

Laying

After completing preparations for the installation process, you can begin to directly lay the herringbone pattern from wooden dies. The main thing is to ensure that the base of the floor is dry and level.. Otherwise, the freshly laid coating will very quickly become unusable.

The classic herringbone pattern is most common when using block parquet.. This floor looks extremely attractive and noble.

Materials and tools

To carry out the work you will need the following tools:

• roulette;
• nylon twine;
• wooden block with a hammer;
• knee pads;
• crutch for finishing dies.

Important! It is also necessary to stock up on a special adhesive composition or primer, which will be used to attach the planks to the base of the floor.

Completing of the work

For the pattern, choose a direction and begin to lay out the dies, retreating one and a half centimeters from the walls. First, the first two rows are laid out, which will serve as a “beacon”. Nylon threads are stretched from them so as not to stray from the guidelines later. Something heavy is also placed on the first laid dies to completely prevent their possible movement..

Rectangular dies are laid out at an angle of 90° to each other. The angle with the wall is 45°. After laying all the planks, you will get a herringbone pattern.

After installing the piece strips, the material is polished. As a rule, this procedure is carried out 3-4 times.Then wooden plinths are nailed to the joints with the wall, and the surface is carefully varnished.

Important! When performing work, the room should be warm (about 15–20 °C).

If there is no such temperature, you need to turn on the fan heater. Humidity should also be between 50-60%. This is necessary so that the wooden elements subsequently laid on the floor do not become deformed and become unusable.

French herringbone styling

There is no fundamental difference in the work of laying a classic and French herringbone. The difference lies in the material itself. For the French version of the pattern, not rectangular, but slightly beveled wooden dies are used. They are joined with their tops facing each other, which allows you to achieve an original herringbone pattern.

This is the main difference between these installation methods. They do not differ from each other in terms of the resistance of the floor covering to wear, the nobility of the design, and the style of the interior. Both options will look great in almost any interior decorated in different styles. In addition, if properly installed and prepared, parquet will last for many years, pleasing the eyes of the owners of the premises and their guests.

Important! In building materials stores it can be quite difficult to find the dies necessary for laying out a French Christmas tree. Making them yourself from ordinary rectangular dies is a very painstaking task.

It will take a long time. Online stores can come to the rescue and deliver the material you like to order.

That is why specialists in the production of interior decoration try not to complicate their own work and choose the classic version of the herringbone for finishing the floor. It's beautiful, convenient and takes less time.