This
material analyses the compatibility between the solid unfinished, 20 mm
thick, hardwood flooring plank and the solid unfinished border and medallion
inlays.
The hardwood floor borders (also named ”wood floor borders” or ”parquet
borders”) shown in the left side of the image is worked at a 10 mm
thickness. This border (valid for the hardwood floor medallion inlays too)
is built solid (top-to-bottom made from a single piece of solid hardwood) is
naturally compatible with solid hardwood flooring or with parquet flooring.
Our inlays are delivered as unfinished (no finish whatsoever applied to the
surface).
The installation should be done the traditional way: glue
down-sanding-finishing. To compensate the thickness difference between the
inlay (in this case 10 mm or 2/5 in) and the plank (in this case 20 mm or
4/5 in.) a 10 mm (2/5 in.) thick plywood (could be an OSB) is installed
under as support. Right side of the above image is an unfinished (factory
delivered with no finish on the face) Oak hardwood flooring plank with a 20
mm thickness and a width of 180 mm. The plank is built with T&G (Tongue &
Groove) system that allows interconnection between planks inside the
installation. This type of solid (solid means built from a single piece of
wood top-to-bottom) hardwood flooring can be used in combination with inlays
whether these are borders or medallions. Conclusion: compatible with the
inlays.