Parquet flooring and Versailles panels

Parquet is wood laid in a repeating geometric pattern instead of straight planks. We supply it in European oak, from herringbone and chevron to Versailles panels and inlays with curved borders, and we install it in Manhattan and Brooklyn apartments, townhouses and commercial spaces.

Patterns

Herringbone lays rectangular boards at right angles; chevron cuts the board ends at an angle so they meet in a point. Every floor in our library comes in both. For more formal rooms, we supply Versailles panels and bordered parquet, where a frame of boards runs around the room and the pattern sits inside it.

Versailles panels

Versailles comes as square panels of interlaced oak strips inside a frame, made to order by our partner manufacturer in Italy and installed panel by panel. Panel size, surface and color are chosen with you; allow the made-to-order lead time of 12 to 14 weeks including shipping. Panels can run square to the walls or on the diagonal, and a border ties them to the room.

Borders and inlays

We have laid parquet with curved borders in entry halls and galleries, where the pattern follows the walls. Those jobs start with a site take-off: we measure the room, draw the layout and approve the border with you before any wood is cut. Circular inlays and medallions follow the same process.

Installing parquet in New York

Parquet shows every dip in the subfloor, so leveling comes first. Over concrete we glue it down, which pairs with most approved acoustic underlayments. Patterns take longer to lay than planks and need more material for cuts, usually 10 to 15 percent over the measured area. The schedule follows your building's work hours from the first day.

See the patterns in person

Compare patterns and borders full size at our showroom in the D&D Building, 979 Third Avenue, Suite 214, or send your plans through the contact page for a quote.