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Plain and even-toned Birch Natural parquet pleases the friends of the simplified furnishing style. The unique apperance of Birch Natural parquet originate from the most valuable, many people would also say the most beautiful, parts of birch wood. Natural grade allows the knots and natural color variation of the wood, and the amount of knots is not limited. The uniform surface layer of parquet board is 137 mm wide.
Parquet is real natural wood at its most beautiful and unique. As a material of interior design, wood is an environmentally friendly and ecologically durable option, providing character, warmth, and comfort for every room in your home. A real wood floor will give any interior designer a timeless aesthetic, as well as a long-term partnership in the most important place of your life – your home. Trends change, but the charm and value of genuine wood as flooring material remain unchanged.
The Parla parquet is unique on the market, due to its durability and dimensional stability. Parla floorboards consist of three overlapping layers, each made from real wood, strengthening each other. The unique structure has been designed for durability, and especially so that the wood will expand as little as possible. The dimensional stability of the floorboards is also influenced by the moisture characteristics of the timber, which have been adjusted to optimal levels during the manufacturing process. Locking tongues and grooves are situated on four sides of the floorboards, making installation easier and quicker. The floorboards will be installed as a floating floor, the boards will become interlocked thanks to the tongue and groove system. In order to guarantee exceptional abrasion resistance, the surface of the floorboards has been treated with a safe and innovative lacquer.
Three layer structure
All of the components of 14 mm thick Parla parquet board are real wood. Parquet board is composed of three mutually supporting layers. The construction is developed durable and particularly in a way to counteract warping. The dimensional stability of Parla parquet board is improved also by contolling the moisture characteristics optimally in the manufacturing process.
The hardwood surface of Parla parquet mainly highlights the natural beauty of wood and its outstanding and individualistic design. The surface layer determines in many respect durability and life span of the parquet floor. The middle and bottom layers are made from selected Nordic softwood. In the north wood grows slowly and sturdily which makes wood good quality and strong. The grain in the middle layer of the parquet board is vertical improving the parquet´s durability and preventing shape changes. Bottom layer of spruce veneer gives support to the entire structure. Skilfully made parquet does not warp or bend.
Birch
Birch-wood, commonly used in the Nordic Countries, lends excellent support to the nature-emulating interior design. The use of the birch-wood is favoured in interior and furniture design because its wood is easy to dress and bend. Birch is softer than many other timbers used in parquet manufacture and consequently it has the effect of softening the acoustics of a room. The warm light hues of birch-wood create positiveness and freshness in every season of the year. Birch-wood is light yellow or almost white, sometimes even having a tinge of red. There is really no difference between the sapwood and heartwood of birch. A floor made of birch-wood may become a little darker as a result of the impact of sunlight. Our supplies of birch originate from Europe.
Surface treatment
A surface treatment brings out the unique beauty of the wood. The surface treatment highlights the natural beauty of timber, and is bound to the surface of the floorboards. The surface treatment makes the floor durable, and easy to clean. The surface of the floorboards has been treated with an efficient and safe varnish. The lacquer protects surface of the parquet from scratches. It inhibits germ development by not having them a breeding ground in the surface of the parquet.
When choosing the surface treatment agent, we have also considered its safety and environmental impact, in addition to the traditional dirt- and moisture-resistance, and abrasion resistance. This surface treatment agent meets strict European norms, as well as the Finnish M1 norms (highest category) of the emission classification for building materials.
