Wood You Like F.A.Q. & News

Inpa Parket: from FSC forest to FSC floor - videos

FSC stands for Forest Stewardship Council, a global well-known organisation promoting environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests.

Our Duoplank manufacturer Inpa Parket shows you in their dedicated video (long - 17.33 minutes - or short version - 3.19 minutes, see below) what this means in real-life.

You will see how their FSC-certified forest is maintained, how the forest is harvested in the most environmental and sustainable way, how the local communities profit and how when producing the Duoplank both the tropical top layer as well as the plywood backing are dried to specifications before the two layers are pressed-glued together. Guaranteeing you that no matter how the humidity changes both layers will react in the same way - and not causing extra tension between them.

Short Version:

Don't use cork strips to fill your expansion gaps!

Some issues keep recurring: cork strips among them.

A few days ago we received the following email:

"I realise the importance of leaving an expansion gap around a wooden floor (oak parquet in my case) but can you tell me why we are told to insert cork strips around the edge? Surely the cork is only taking up valuable expansion room. Is it ok to  just leave a 10mm gap all around?"

This was our (recurring) answer on this subject:

Thank you for your question. We are trying so hard do tell everyone exactly that: DON'T use cork strips to fill the expansion gap.

These were used many, many years ago to divide design parquet pattern and the block border and somehow ended up in the expansion gap.

So, you are absolutely right. Leave your expansion gap 'empty' to cater for any natural seasonal movement of your wood floor."

The reply:

Many thanks, it's nice to be right for once!

Of course he was right, we still don't understand how the old-fashion cork divider strip ended up as recommendation to fill your expansion gaps.
More on the importance of empty expansion gaps you can read here.

Looking for more tips and tricks of the trade to install your own natural wooden floor like a pro? Look no further than the "Wooden Floor Installation Manual"

Design Parquet Manufacturer Lieverdink again among the three best suppliers

For the fourth successive year has our Design Parquet Manufacturer Lieverdink ended among the three best suppliers voted on by ParquetGroup Netherlands (PNG).

They are what we like to call the bespoke part of our ranges: From Basic Oak to Bespoke.

With already 30 different 'standard' design patterns in their assortment in various wood-types Lieverdink constantly rises successfully to the challenge when one of our clients likes something even different - be it in design or size of blocks.

In all the 5 years Wood You Like is already supplying and installing design parquet floors Lieverdink has never let us down - so a well deserved position again. We fully agree with the members of the ParquetGroup Netherlands (group of mind-like retailers not only promoting Real Wood, but also a loud and respected voice towards quality manufacturers).