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| Since the Middle Ages, homes of distinction have featured decorative
hardwood flooring. Elaborate parquets, room borders, and geometric medallions
from America's finest homes built between 1880 and 1920 are authentically
reproduced for both restorations and new homes. Developed during the Middle Ages
in Europe, these elaborately designed hardwood floors were painstakingly crafted
for castles, monasteries, and other significant buildings. Nineteenth century
European immigrants brought their woodworking skills needed to produce these
floors for American homes. |
| Parquetry blocks consist of "fingers" of wood, combined in various
shapes and patterns, to form squares or other geometric figures used to create
the main floor. Floor borders are used to accent the outside edges of a room,
provide transitions between rooms, or highlight important areas such as
fireplaces or alcoves. Feature strips are 1/4 to 2 inches wide in all species of
wood and are used to expand and contain borders as well as accent border
elements. Medallions range in size from several inches to several feet.
Precision cut geometric designs focus attention to foyer, hallways, and are used
as focal points in important rooms. These squares, other geometrics, borders,
feature strips, & medallions are glued to sub-floors or underlayments (depending on
application). Parquetry patterns are 5/16 inch thick, square edged, unfinished, and are 12
X 12 unless otherwise indicated. Materials for all of the following flooring is manufactured
entirely of select hardwoods. As was the case 100 years ago, no blemish, knot,
or other defect is allowed in the finished product. All oak, maple, walnut, and
cherry is grown in Wisconsin. |
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