Engineered herringbone flooring

[alexjonbetts]

Hi

I’m planning on laying a new wooden floor (engineered wood herring bone) on top of the old square parquet flooring, it’s solid under foot and level is there any reason that this wouldn’t be a good idea.

thanks

 

[dazlight]

Are you gluing the wood down ? You should be if engineered parquet.
Is it a concrete sub floor ?
How old is the house ?

 

[alexjonbetts]

Hi thanks for the reply, if it requires gluing then it will be and under the existing flooring there is concrete?

 

[alexjonbetts]

There’s strips of bitumen holding the old flooring down in good condition aswell

 

[dazlight]

That’s because it’s breathing. If you cover they up and stop them breathing then they will become loose.