meantolearn  +  312371 Mon, 08 Jan 07 01:12 AM Hi, I wonder what's the difference between "parquet flooring" and regular "hardwood flooring"? Thanks, meantolearn Joined on Thu, Feb 24 2005 Regular Member 808 I think; therefore I am. Difference Between

	Grammar Geek  +  312376 Mon, 08 Jan 07 01:19 AM Parquet has a patterns. Here are some examples. http://www.oldhouseweb.com/Product_Stories/Flooring/_Parquet__Flooring_.shtml (Did you try googling?) Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Marius Hancu  +  312681 Mon, 08 Jan 07 03:54 PM Usually, the parquet has smaller pieces of wood in it, and the arrangement is more "geometrical." Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673

	pieanne  +  312686 Mon, 08 Jan 07 04:04 PM Isn't "hardwood", well, rougher? More "back to the real thing"? pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	Marius Hancu  +  312691 Mon, 08 Jan 07 04:13 PM  Pieanne wrote: Isn't "hardwood", well, rougher? More "back to the real thing"? That may be true in the countryside, but in the cities, you'll find many real estate ads with hardwood floors, and the finish is impeccable, polished, glossy, lacquered, etc. Marius Hancu

	pieanne  +  312696 Mon, 08 Jan 07 04:16 PM I'm afraid I live in the French countryside pieanne