I just inherited a few very old boxes of Sykes Haddon Hall style prefinished laminated parquet flooring. The box says it is especially for cement subfloors. Unfortunately it didn’t come with any instructions.
The are one foot square pieces that are made up of four smaller pieces that are held together by what appears to be cheesecloth glued to the back. There is nothing like a click together edge or anything similar. I was thinking about installing it in a basement laundry room that has a concrete floor. Would it work okay to just try glueing it directly to the floor with a subfloor glue or liquid nail or something like that. Do I need to worry about sealing the gaps between the pieces of wood or just let the dirt slowly fill in the gaps? Thanks for any advice. Brian
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The concrete sub-floor must be both smooth and dry -- use a self-levelling compound if it is at all rough.
The best glue to use is a polyurethane glue like Bostik's, spread with a 1/8" notched trowel.
Once the glue has set, the floor is sanded [unless it's pre-finished-- you didn't say] and trowel filled with something like TimberMate in a color to match, then coated. You need to leave a 3/8" expansion joint against any perimeter walls.
If it's pre-finished it can still be filled but instead of a trowel, use a squeegee and take off the excess with a damp sponge mop. Give it at least one more coat to seal the filler.
IanDG