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If possible I want to save the parquet flooring in my new home. Problem is that it was installed by a DIYer who used the 12″ square sticky backed stuff (perhaps it doesn’t come any other way?) When walked on it “creaks”, is easily pried up with a scraper blade and is bleached out and/or indivdual wood strips are raising up from the backing (suspect a moisture problem in past created by 4 small dogs!).
What are the chances and how?
Thanks
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Dear Geoff,
I was kinda hoping that somebody else would help on this one.
I hate parquet flooring with a passion.
If the adhesive is failing, for whatever reason, you DO have to remove it ALL. If you don't you will be in a constant state of repair.
If it's releasing easily, then use a floor scraper, like the ones we use to clean mud off the concrete floors. Then sand down the remainder of the residue with a course paper on a floor sander.
Finally, use real hardwood strip flooring or wood floating floors as a replacement, ANYTHING other than parquet.
Gabe
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I don't believe you'll salvage this floor. Parquet turns me off as well and it's very out of style with the exception of some intriquite stuff that some folks with money to burn are using from kentuckywood.com.
btw...sounds like "foam backed parquet?"
*I refinished about 550 square feet of the glue down 6" squares. You have to make sure it adheres well to the subfloor before doing anything. If it does, and you still want to try it, it's going to take a lot of sanding. I started with a drum sander, then went to a vibratinbg floor sander. It takes a lot of different grits, and you have to work your way through each one because of the constant cross sanding your doing. I finished the sanding with a hand orbital sander. The finished sanding doesn't have to be anything like what you'd find on furniture. I believe I stopped at 150 grit. After that job I swear I'll never use parquet flooring again. Good luck.
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If possible I want to save the parquet flooring in my new home. Problem is that it was installed by a DIYer who used the 12" square sticky backed stuff (perhaps it doesn't come any other way?) When walked on it "creaks", is easily pried up with a scraper blade and is bleached out and/or indivdual wood strips are raising up from the backing (suspect a moisture problem in past created by 4 small dogs!).
What are the chances and how?
Thanks
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We've had similar problems here.
Some of it stems from poor installation. Because of the movement it is now compulsory here to install a cork boarder to help take up the expansion and contraction.