Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Feb 04, 2010 8:30 pm I have turned every page/topic under "Flooring & Floor covering " and cant find anyone who talks about Parquetry flooring in detail. We are building on a slab and have decided to go for paruetry flooring in the main areas like entrance,family ,kitchen . We have also gone the extra step of selecting a intricate design using Blackbutt with a Jarrah insert,from this timber showroom http://masterplus.com.au/home.asp. We have black caesorstone bench tops /white cupboards/grey laminate for the side of kitchen bench and Red stop as splash back. The walls are white. We have done numerous comparsions matching the colors etc and it comes up ok. 1. I need your opinion,will it look too busy? 2. What is your opinion of Parquetry flooring ? has anyone attempted a intricate design such as this with parquetry? 3. Do you know a good installer of parquetry in melbourne? other than the master plus? 4.Is the the direct stick method a good method? Re: Has anyone used Parquetry as a Timber Floor in their Home. 2Feb 04, 2010 8:50 pm I absolutely love parquetry! I think the design you have chosen looks nice. I really do love blackbutt. Probably my fave. I think the colours you have chosen will be fine but unsure of the grey for the type of pattern and timber chosen. The floors will be a centerpiece for conversation. Re: Has anyone used Parquetry as a Timber Floor in their Home. 3Feb 04, 2010 9:36 pm We are also thinking maybe parquetry (but for different reasons). Not sure which pattern have you chosen, as the given URL opens a generic page (and not that selected pattern). I would go for the simplest pattern possible because I don't like the floor looking too busy (and some patterns can be, especially when different colour timbers are combined - sorry, I realise that might be your choice, it's just my personal liking). To me, herringbone seems simplest (not too busy). I would also use a neutral, light and soft colour (tassie oak comes to mind because it's fairly uniformly light), but wouldn't use it because it's not hard enough. Love tallowwod, maybe grey ironbark too (but haven't seen parquetery in it, or can't remember). I think that the glue method is pretty much standard. One thing is that the slab must be quite level. They could install some ply sheeting as underlay, or somehow (not yet sure how) level out the concrete and then glue it. Glueing is a bit misterious to me since I can't imagine how would walking on the floor feel and sound. I don't think the colours in your room overall will look too busy (lucky the walls are white), but I'd still be more careful with mixing of the timbers and strong patterns. But, the other thing to consider is the size of the room. I personally wouldn't do strong patterns and/or mixing of timbers in a small-ish room. It really needs to be large and open, and with lots of light. Another thing is the overall theme of the house. Sometimes parquetry just doesn't fit. Sometimes it looks dated, and sometimes it's just perfect (even in very modern homes). Have you had any quotes yet? Sorry, not in Melb, so can't recommend anyone. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Has anyone used Parquetry as a Timber Floor in their Home. 4Feb 06, 2010 5:47 pm txs lex ,the flooring aspect of the house has been on our minds for almost 2 mths,we first considerded strip flooring ,we then moved on to parquetry in just 1 timber. Finally we narrowed it down to this design ,its a brickbone pattern ,with blackbutt being the more prelavent timber and jarrah (the reddish timber as a insert). I have seen and spoken to over 4 or 5 major timber stores that do this sort of thing in the south east of melbourne and after awhile you learn whose competent and whose not .master plus were the only people who went that extra step of referring me to one of the jobs they did recently in parquetry in a sydeny blue gum.The clients were very happy with their work. I need to go one more step and seek someone who has done a parquetry floor with 2 timbers. A moisture barrier is suffiecent because each timber piece is only 265mmx14mm thick they also come in 19mm. blackbutt and jarrah have a janka rating of over 9 so hardness is good too. They are both aussie timbers therefore well treated and can absorb up to 14% moisture. does it go with the rest of the room- yes /no(depends on your preference) becausewhite is the major color ,walls ,cupboards,the grey also has a white in it.See the floor Iam talking about under gallery in the masterplus website. I hope someone has done something similar and gets back to me!!!! Hi All, we are starting to think of building with Masterpiece Builders in Victoria, has anyone had any feedback or experience with them 0 13567 As title suggests, looking at using the interlocking Pentablock stacked stone products to replace failing timber retaining… 0 17848 |