Types of pallet
There are three main types of flooring according to the structure and manufacture of the slats or slats that make it up:
As its name indicates, it is made up of solid wooden boards, with lengths of up to 220 cm and widths of up to 25 cm. It is also known as solid flooring or traditional flooring, where the standard thickness is 15 mm to 22 mm, or even more. The basic difference between parquet and flooring is the length and width, solid flooring or solid flooring is wider and longer.
Its most common installation requires a wooden guide, or batten, glued to the slab using cement or adhesives. On top of the batten, the flooring is nailed. It is also common, as glues and adhesives improve, to find this material glued, in both cases, always tongue and groove.
It is a very long-lived material, it is common to find it more than 100 years old. Its maintenance is similar to that of parquet, in relation to sanding and varnishing, currently odorless and hardly any dust, but it usually requires carpentry work when changing parts. The ability to cushion footsteps makes it valued among basketball players to prevent joint damage.
On the negative side, its price is high compared to other flooring options, and over time it tends to make noise, which varies from pleasant to annoying. This can be alleviated by injecting polyurethane foam, although it is difficult to eradicate it.
In relation to styles, due to its price, it is not the most popular of the options, although it is the longest-lasting, there is a strong demand, due to the rehabilitation of city centers.
In Spain, the melix or melis pine was very popular due to its anti-woodworm characteristics, in addition to its beautiful grain, currently due to its price, it is replaced by new melis pine, similar, but much more economical.
One of the famous modern floorboards was the one used by the Boston Celtics of the NBA. The original floor, installed in the Celtics' initial home at Matthews Arena in 1946, was completely moved to Boston Garden in 1952 and was used there until the team moved to FleetCenter in 1995. The floorboard remained intact and in use until it was cut into pieces and sold as a memorial in 1999 after the demolition of Boston Garden. The Celtics play today on a floor that combines old and new sections.[3].
They are thin layers or slats of fine wood, noble layer, with a thickness of no more than 5 mm, joined by means of adhesives or special glues, to a base of low quality wood, bamboo or perhaps plywood (plywood), with an approximate thickness of 10 mm. So the material ranges between 12 mm and 18 mm, depending on the noble layer and the base.
Its appearance imitates solid pallets at lower costs and due to its industrial manufacture there are a multitude of shapes and colors, although the size and color standards are similar to those of solid pallets, with lengths up to 220 cm and widths up to 25 cm.
A differentiating feature is the number of slats that build the noble layer, one, two or three layers, with one slat being the highest quality and price. Depending on the thickness of the noble layer (the standard is 4 mm, although up to 6 mm is found), the number of times it can be restored or cut will depend on how it will behave against humidity and stresses in the wood.
Its installation is done by consecutively assembling tongue-and-groove plates, fitting with the click system (tongue and socket) or gluing. As a general rule, the floor is installed with the floating system.
To ensure longer life of the deck, different sections of wood can be glued to each other and to the floor, dramatically reducing the stress placed on the deck and improving weight distribution across the entire floor area.
It is recommended to apply layers of mortar "Mortar (construction)") to floors that have cracks or unevenness before deploying the flooring.
It is a material that allows you to obtain the visual sensation and touch of solid wood, obtaining long and wide boards, very attractive to the eye. They usually come varnished at the factory, so their use is immediate after and while installation.
The term Parquet is a Gallicism that describes the long diagonal squares that were used in the Palace of Versailles in 1684, as parquet de menuiserie ("carpentry parquet").
Parquet is a French word so it is more convenient to use the word parquet.