Parquet Flooring Repair

PARQUET FLOOR REPAIRS are an essential part of the parquetry trade and work.

Unfortunately, when it comes to any remedial work on parquetry or parquet floor repairs, there are many who assume that this is just a handyman job!

Before effecting any “patchwork” to parquet floor repairs, it is firstly essential to identify the following items :

What is the timber Species that I am dealing with?

1. Recognising that over the years the dimensional size of various products has changed, not all sizes are available ex-stock, and often the “custom manufacture” of small quantities is necessary to facilitate parquet floor repairs.
2. Before commencing any parquet flooring repair, it is essential to know what type of adhesive system was used to install the original floor.

The importance of this is that one cannot just glue new material on top of old adhesive and some of those adhesives (such as bitumen) have now been classified as carcinogenic.

1. Before any competent parquet floor repair can be undertaken, the original adhesive must be completely removed down to a clean concrete or timber subfloor.
2. Very often this will require the use of a “Diamond Grinder” complete with attendant vacuum equipment.
3. Once any new wood floor is installed, it must stand for a minimum of 7-10 days between installation and the commencement of sanding and finishing procedures.

   This period allows for both adhesive “cure” and  “final acclimatisation” as all wood floors will move just that bit after they are installed.