Wood Flooring - General, Processing, Installation, Advantages, Technology, Equipment Suppliers, Market

General

Parquet wood flooring is a series of wood flooring pieces that create a geometric design and/or pattern often repeat in the piece from 5/16"(glue down) up to 3/4" (nail & glue down).
Plank hardwood flooring is linear, and has more width. Common widths of plank flooring are 3" - 8", and wider products (solids) are not uncommon although the wider the more concerns for effects by moisture.
Strip wood floors are also linear flooring that is usually 1 1/2", 2 1/4", or 3 1/4" wide. Creating a linear effect, strip hardwood floor in a room often gives the illusion of a larger and more open space.
Every manufacturer has their specific trademark color. Today the naturals (oak, and maple) are the most popular.

Processing

Refinishing a wood floor is a great way to increase the value of your living space. Sometimes, a floor with shallow scratches or a dull surface only needs a top coat of finish.
There really isn't a definitive procedure for filling cracks and gaps in hardwood floors although there are some guidelines. Since variations in temperature and humidity cause the wood to expand and contract, small gaps and cracks do serve a purpose.
Staining and finishing are the culminating steps that begin to show all the wood's character.
There are two basic types of finishes: surface and penetrating/wax. Penetrating finishes were popular, but now surface finishes are good do-it-yourself choices. They're water resistant, provide a durable top coating, and are easy to maintain.

Technology

A Small Polish company has developed technology line for production of wooden parquets and floor panels. The main advantages of the technology are: exceptional shapes, free design of patterns and flexibility and hygienic of the process.
Now there are affordable, durable, and rich-looking flooring options made from grasses and trees that mature in roughly half of the time that it takes hardwoods to reach market size.

Market

Wood is the most popular flooring in Japan followed by carpet and vinyl. almost 95 percent of the wood flooring market is composite flooring and only 5.5 percent is solid wood flooring.
The availability of new wood flooring products and installation methods has prompted an enthusiastic development of innovative wood based flooring products in North America.
The Wood flooring market has been under constant evaluation over the past ten years and has enjoyed continued growth.
The latest market research from Specialists, Wood Flooring in the U.S., indicates that the market will continue growing at a compound annual rate of 7% from 2006 to 2010, bringing the demand for wood flooring at the end of the decade to more than $3 billion.

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