Wooden floors1.«I am delighted with the artistic parquet in the Yusupov Palace. Is it possible to order a copy of such a floor somewhere? And is it possible to come up with a parquet pattern myself?» Maria, St. Petersburg Nikolay Sharapov, «Parquet Hall»: Modern technologies allow us to both recreate palace parquet and come up with a pattern ourselves. An example of a «royal» floor, completely recreated by our company according to drawings, — piece parquet in the «Greza» hall in . Mikhail Sorochkin, «Kovcheg-parquet»: There are a huge number of parquet laying patterns developed by many generations of artists, decorators and parquet layer. In addition, at the request of the customer, the artists of the parquet company often make individual designs: floral or geometric patterns, logos and coats of arms, symbols and monograms, even portraits and images of animals. The starting point for creating such a drawing can be a sketch or a more or less clear explanation in words or on the fingers.
parquet2.«I absolutely do not like varnish on parquet. I know that the only alternative is — impregnating oils. Please tell us more about them». Galina, Volgograd Fedor Beloborodov, Ebony and Co: A floor treated with natural oil requires careful maintenance. Wine, juice, tea, or even just water spilled on the surface of the board can leave a stain that will be impossible to remove. When cleaning such a floor, you must always use special wood protection products. Another option: apply a layer of transparent composition with hard wax over the natural oil. It will create a protective film that, on the one hand, will protect the wood from moisture and mechanical damage, and on the other, will allow it to «breathe»: it will allow excess moisture accumulated in the board to escape, if it did get there. Stains are almost invisible on such a floor. Tung oil has similar properties. The Chinese were the first to use it more than a thousand years ago: they soaked their boats with it to prevent rotting.
Maple and walnut parquet flooring by Ebony and Co.3.«I have an idea to make a floor from different types of wood. Please advise which combinations are the most effective. How to care for such combined floors?» Lyudmila, Vladimir Fedor Beloborodov, Ebony and Co: You can only combine those types of wood that match each other in hardness, for example, walnut and maple, oak and walnut… You should not combine pine with Brazilian nut - pine wears out much faster. It is easy to care for combined floors if the same coating is used: only varnish or only oil.
Antique flooring made from old barn pineboards, Ebony and Co.4. "A friend told me about a metal coating for plank floors. It sounds strange, but she claims that this method makes floors stronger, and also gives them an incomparable glow. Do such "alloys" really exist? Zinaida, Minsk Fyodor Beloborodov, Ebony and Co: Yes, wood can be coated with an alloy of nickel and silver, white or yellow gold, copper, brass. Such coatings are wear-resistant and completely unlike anything else. And the degree of metal penetration into the texture of the wood depends on its type.
