Oak parquet
Oak parquet was used in French baroque castles from the beginning of the 16th century, the use of oak parquet became more common in the 17th century. Today, oak parquet is undoubtedly the most popular wooden parquet solution.
Why oak parquet has become so popular is related to the positive properties of oak:
The surface of oak parquet is quite wear-resistant, because oak wood is significantly denser than pine or spruce wood.
Compared to other common hardwood species, such as ash or birch, oak is significantly more stable in terms of humidity fluctuations.
Due to its density, oak conducts heat well and is stable when installed on heated floors.
Oak wood is quite resistant to crushing - Brinell index 3.7.
For comparison, some other wood species:
Spruce 1.4
Pine 1.6
Birch 2.6
Siberian larch 2.9
Oak parquet is available with different construction solutions:
Solid parquet, which is made entirely of oak wood and includes parquet types such as strip parquet, mosaic parquet, industrial parquet and panel parquet with different patterns.
Plywood or HDF-based 2-layer parquets.
Engineered three-layer click connection parquets that can be installed using the floating method.