1. Criteria for choosing a parquet floor
The term "parquet" is reserved for any wood or wood-based floor covering with a wood facing and a wear layer of a minimum thickness to enable renovation. By convention, this wear layer is, at all points, :
2 mm minimum wood thickness for all factory-finished or factory-sanded elements;
2.5 mm of wood minimum for all rough factory-sanded elements.
1.1 General criteria
The choice of a parquet floor depends on a number of criteria:
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Usage
The choice of parquet type depends on the type of room (home, store, office, specialized rooms...) and therefore on the...
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Criteria for choosing a parquet floor
Large families
Economic data
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Production and consumption of parquet flooring
In 1996, parquet consumption accounted for 6% of all floor coverings (table 1 ). This figure was 4% in 1992. There has thus been an increase in the share of parquet flooring in total floor covering...
Bibliography
References
Website
The www.xylonet.org website contains a wealth of information on the timber industry (standards, organizations, etc.).
Regulations
Fire behavior
Regulations applicable to residential buildings and ERP (excluding IGH)
ERP: établissement recevant du public; IGH: immeuble de grande hauteur.
ERP buildings are governed by the French decree of January 31, 1986, which requires parquet floors to be rated M4 for reaction to fire.
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Standardization
General standards
- Wood – Parts list - NF B 50-001 - 1-1971
- Wood – Vocabulary - NF B 50-002 - 8-1961
- Wood – Vocabulary - NF B 50-003 - 4-1985
- Wood and wood products – Biohazard analysis – Class definitions – Minimum specifications for preventive preservation - NF B 50-100 - 3-1986
- Wood – Physical and mechanical characteristics of wood - NF B 51-002 - 2-1942
- Wood – Determination...
NF CTBA quality marks
There are two NF quality marks for parquet flooring:
"NF Parquets" for hardwood and engineered parquets;
"NF Panelling and parquet flooring in maritime pine" for parquet flooring made exclusively from this species.
The purpose of the "NF Parquets" mark is to make available to project managers and...
Main manufacturers
Berrywood
Boen
Forbo
Höhns
Huot Bauwerk
Lemoine
Margaritelli
Marty
Morin
Ober
Panaget
P. Berrihonne
Seriparquet...
Organizations
Center technique du bois et de l'ameublement CTBA
Center Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment CSTB
Center expérimental de recherche et d'études du bâtiment et des travaux publics CEBTP
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