Most residential parquet floor tiles range in thickness from 5/16 to ¾ inches thick. The thicker hardwood tiles are more durable, but they will raise the floor level more.

When you install herringbone parquet flooring, you need to leave an expansion gap along the edges of the room. This gap should be about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch wide.

Q: A metal picture frame sitting on a bookcase fell about three feet and caused a small puncture wound in my parquet floor. The floor was installed in the 1960s and was refinished and stained ...