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There are several aspects to consider when choosing a parquet. It is essential to evaluate all the solutions in order to choose the model that best satisfies tastes and expectations.
On this page, you find an introduction to some important guidelines to follow for finding the solution that best suits your needs:
- 01 SURFACES
- 02 FINISHINGS
- 03 GRADES
- 04 WOOD SPECIES
- 05 TREATMENTS
STRUCTURE
2-LAYER STRUCTURE
Our two-layer structure is highly technological and, thanks to our advanced drying system, we are able to achieve reduced thicknesses and large formats in both width and length, while maintaining perfect stability. The result is a product suitable for any type of climate.
A - 1st Layer: Solid wood lamella stabilized by an individual seasoning and drying process. / B - Vinyl glue application providing excellent elasticity and long-lasting strength. / C - 2nd Layer: Plywood support for exterior use, providing greater durability over time against temperature changes.
3-LAYER STRUCTURE
Our 3-layer structure (featured in the collections Doghe XXL, The Venice Briccole and Textured Tuscany Oak) is highly technological and particularly suitable for large format parquet, both in length and width.
D - 1st Layer: Solid wood lamella stabilized by an individual seasoning and drying process. / E - Polyurethane glue application providing excellent elasticity and long-lasting strength. / F - 2nd Layer: Two-layer plywood support for exterior applications, providing enhanced durability over time against temperature variations.
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SURFACES
BRUSHED
The brushed surface is achieved on the top layer of the parquet by using rotating brushes that remove the softer wood fibers.This process enhances the natural grain, giving the surface a rough, textured, and authentic appearance.
Brushed parquet stands out for its natural look, which highlights the wood’s structure and enhances its visual and tactile depth. It is an extremely versatile finish, ideal for both rustic and traditional settings as well as modern and minimalist spaces.
HANDSCRAPED
The handscraped surface is applied to the top layer of the parquet and is characterized by its distinctive wide-planing effect, which sculpts the surface in an irregular and dynamic way. The result is a parquet with strong visual and tactile impact, featuring a carved, textured, and authentic appearance.
This treatment gives the flooring a rustic yet elegant charm, with a worn look that evokes traditional artisanal techniques of the past. The planed finish naturally fits into classic interiors, while also blending harmoniously with contemporary design trends.
3D STORIA
The Storia surface is the result of a meticulous process designed to enhance knots and cracks—distinctive elements of natural wood. Each plank is precisely calibrated, while knots and crevices are manually repaired to highlight their authenticity.
The result is a parquet with a bold character, where every detail tells the story of the wood. This finish is ideal for those seeking personality, texture, and warmth in a unique and evocative floor.
3D BARRIQUE
The Barrique surface stands out for its unpolished appearance, which enhances the most authentic characteristics of the wood. This finish deliberately preserves knots and natural imperfections, while highlighting the irregularities of the raw material.
The result is a non-flat, irregular, and deeply textured surface that fully conveys the genuine nature of wood. Barrique parquet creates flooring with strong aesthetic impact—unique and distinctive—ideal for spaces with a contemporary rustic, industrial, or deliberately imperfect style.
SAW CUT
The saw cut is a surface treatment that evokes the authenticity of traditional sawing techniques, intentionally leaving visible marks from the blade on the wood’s surface.
This effect gives the parquet a raw and textured look, highlighting its handcrafted nature and the lived-in character of the raw material.
Each plank is unique, with slight irregularities in the cut that emphasize its individuality and create a pleasing tactile and visual effect—ideal for industrial, rustic, or contemporary interiors.
DEEP SAW CUT
The deep saw cut is a bold and pronounced surface treatment that enhances the wood’s textured effect by emphasizing the deep grooves left by the blade. This finish intensifies the authentic and aged appearance of the surface, conveying a more striking tactile sensation and a strong visual personality.
Each plank is characterized by slight irregularities in the cut, highlighting its uniqueness and creating a pleasing tactile and visual effect—ideal for industrial, rustic, or contemporary interiors.
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FINISHINGS
LACQUERED 2/8 gloss - MATT
The lacquered finish is obtained through the application of varnish, a treatment that gives the parquet high wear resistance and makes daily cleaning and maintenance easier. The varnish forms a thin protective film on the wood surface, ensuring long-lasting durability.
A lacquered parquet requires no special maintenance, making it a practical and functional solution for any type of environment.
NATURAL OILED
The oiled finish enhances the grain and natural features of the wood, giving the surface a warm and authentic appearance, while also providing good protection. Unlike varnishes, oil is gradually absorbed into the wood, and to preserve the parquet’s beauty and durability, it is recommended to renew the treatment every 6–8 months.
Oiled parquet typically has a darker tone compared to lacquered finishes and is distinguished by a more natural, textured feel to the touch.
HIGH-TRAFFIC LACQUERED FINISH
The high-traffic finish for wooden surfaces is specifically designed to give parquet floors exceptional performance, ranging from antibacterial protection to the creation of a completely fire-retardant coating. This finish is produced using four-layer technology, providing the wood flooring with antibacterial, stain-resistant, insulating and fire-resistant
properties.
It can be applied to parquet installed both in residential spaces and in commercial environments such as restaurants, hotels, and public areas.
This finish enhances the parquet’s beauty and increases its resistance to wear.
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WOOD SPECIES
EUROPEAN OAK
The Oak, a hard wood, very resistant to shocks and humidity, one of the most elegant and precious essences. A classic in rustic houses, it fits perfectly even with the most modern spaces and is the ideal solution in bathroom and kitchen.
Its veins and shades have great capacities: enrich and make every room welcoming.
GLACIAL OAK
Oak from North America and Canada that grows in vast territories characterized by long and harsh winters which give it a robust grain and few knots.
EUROPEAN WALNUT
Perfect emblem of a fine wood floor, the European Walnut is particularly loved for its unique characteristics of hardness and stability, for its ease of processing and for the infinite diverse tones: the abundance of veins and shades make it the perfect choice for those who follow sobriety and elegance without giving up originality.
AMERICAN WALNUT
Precious, resistant, sophisticated: an American Walnut parquet is pure elegance. The brown color and dark veins make it unique and authentic, warm and comfortable. The perfect floor for classic or modern spaces. A parquet with personality, perfect for those who love the classic and contemporary combination to stand out in an exclusive and sophisticated way.
TEAK ASIA
Resistant to water, humidity, climatic variations and footsteps, Teak is one of the most robust wood species. Due to its characteristics, it is used for outdoor flooring and for humid indoor spaces, for example the kitchen and the bathroom.
Its golden bronze color fits perfectly into a natural background or in a classic or contemporary home.
AUSTRIAN LARCH BIO
Austrian Larch is the perfect choice for modern or rustic furnishing solutions. Today, we use it in traditional spaces, but also in modern and minimalist milieus, creating interesting contrasts with great personality.
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TREATMENTS
STAINED
Stained wood floors stand out for their wide chromatic variety, ranging from white and grey tones to warm natural and brown shades. The water-based stains are applied evenly after an initial brushing of the planks, which enhances the wood’s texture and depth. Afterwards, a light final brushing further opens the pores of the surface, ensuring optimal adhesion of the varnish finish that completes the process.
The result is a parquet floor with a strong aesthetic impact, where the color penetrates harmoniously into the wood fibers without masking its natural beauty.
SMOKED
Smoked parquet is created through a special accelerated aging process that interacts directly with the wood’s natural tannins, producing a deep and authentic darkening effect. his method does not involve the use of pigments or artificial dyes, but instead relies on the natural chemical reaction between the wood and the controlled environment in which the smoking process takes place. The result is a surface rich in warm, intense shades, which vary depending on the tannin content of each plank — the higher the tannin level, the darker and more distinctive the final color. Each smoked plank is therefore unique, featuring unrepeatable tones that enhance the material depth and character of the wood.
REAGENT
Reactive finishes are achieved through surface treatment processes that interact directly with the wood’s natural tannins, creating organic, material color variations. This type of reaction — unique to each plank — enhances the authenticity of the material and produces surfaces rich in nuances and contrasts, without the use of artificial pigments. It is important to note that freshly treated parquet may display slightly different tones compared to the samples shown in our showrooms, which have already completed their natural maturation process. Over the course of several months, the reaction will continue to evolve, leading to color stabilization and a final appearance that closely matches the showroom samples.
RETRÒ
Retrò finishes are achieved through special reactive staining techniques designed to enhance the wood’s natural grain and give it a worn yet
sophisticated look. This treatment imparts intense, dynamic tones to the planks, creating a three-dimensional effect that accentuates the texture and depth of the material. The result is a parquet with strong character, ideal for interiors seeking authentic elegance, enveloping warmth, and timeless style. Retrò finishes represent the perfect balance between craftsmanship, color research, and aesthetic refinement.