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Wax and the purpose of parquet waxing
From the notebook of the parquet restorer: Parquet wax has historically been used to finish parquet floors. It was supposed to prevent water and dirt from entering the wood, to facilitate the maintenance and cleaning of the parquet. It was also supposed to protect the wood from the direct effects of using the core soap […]
Restoration of the parquet at Litomyšl Castle
Litomyšl Castle, a textbook example of the Italian Renaissance and a UNESCO monument, was built by Vratislav of Pernštejn in 1568-1581. Its other owners – Trauttmansdoff and Valdštejn – did not significantly affect the external appearance of the castle, but enriched the interiors with baroque modifications, stucco and painting decoration of walls and ceilings from […]
Realization of wooden paving in Vienna
Realization of wooden paving in Vienna
From the history of parquet factories in the Monarchy
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From the history of wooden floors – to factory production
From the history of wooden floors – to factory production From the beginnings to factory production, which began to write the modern history of parquet in the middle of the 20th century A typical medieval floor was mainly made of clay, stone or fired clay tiles. According to the surviving records, however, we can state […]
Parquet floors that can no longer be repaired?
Hans Budischowski’s villa or the Borovín castle. First, we received information about the parquet floors in one castle, which they say cannot be repaired at all. And since the parquets were more than a hundred years old, we went to see them. Original parquet condition The owner of the castle took us to the first […]