Wood Floor Blog

We are proud to announce our new and exclusive sole distributorship for the Vannesaice parquet tiles.

Vannesaice tiles are all engineered parquet floors.  They are made using the finest marquetry technology and hand crafted to give the finest appearance ever seen on a parquet floor.  The beauty of these tiles is that they come ready made on panels – either prefinished in a satin lacquer or sanded and unfinished ready to oil or lacquer once installed.

Vannesaice tiles are made using the finest marquetry technology and hand crafted to give the finest appearance ever seen on a parquet floor

The panels fit together perfectly and come with 4 sides grooved.  This ensures that you can fit the tiles any direction and the loose tongues for the boards are supplied with the flooring.

The construction of the panel is made up of the hardwood top layer (5mm) and a softwood core construction base of 10mm (Hardwood base is available on request – usually Kwila hardwood used).  Each panel is 15mm thick x 400mm x 400mm so they can be laid with any other pattern.  There are matching borders and corner squares – the blending borders are 15mm thick x 150mm x 1.2m long and the corner squares are 15mm thick x 150mm x 150mm – both the borders are made of the same construction of a 5mm wear layer and 10mm base.

The style of patterns is not exhaustive – bespoke styles can be made on request and the wood species can also be specified if required.

All the parquet tiles, borders and corner blocks come with our 20 year construction guarantee.

Use with underfloor heating is permitted when using the panels with a hardwood base only.

As we are the sole distributor in the UK for this product we are looking for agents around the UK who can retail the parquet tiles in partnership with us.

Fitting Instructions:

1. Sub floor must be flat, clean and dry – concrete must be dried to the correct moisture levels before fitting and a layer of PE damp proof membrane needs to be laid over the concrete floor
2. Install plywood over the floor throughout to get an even base – we recommend between 12 – 18mm thick.  This should be fixed down and a 10mm expansion gap needs to be left around the edges.
3. The flooring tiles should be nailed or screwed down to the ply wood using either a secret nailer or screw through the grooves, a 10mm expansion gap also needs to be left around the perimeter for expansion.

The product is manufactured with natural wood.  It is perfectly normal to have a slight variation of tone and different characteristics of grain.

Maintenance:

Always use felt pads on chairs / tables and castor cups over wheels of chairs etc.  Never wet mop during cleaning – wipe using a well drained  cloth or mop in conjunction with the Woca lacquer care soap.

If you have any enquiries about the Vannesaice range, or any other types of flooring please visit our website or contact one of our friendly sales staff on 0844 848 6840