Flooring and skirting

[SteveCardiff]

Hi All, I recently purchased my home and was told by the vendor that under the carpet there was some original 1920's parquet flooring.

I have since ripped up the carpet and exposed the flooring in 2 of the rooms. It does not seem like parquet but the sections of wood seem good quality and about an inch thick so I will look to keep them.

My objective is to sand down the flooring and then stain it. I have encountered a number of issues that I am hoping to have some help for.

Firstly, where the carpet is now up, there are a number of varying size gaps between the flooring and the skirting/walls. Some vary from a few cm to about an inch. See figures 1,2 and 3. What do I need to do to make the area flush around the edges and looking all smooth and level?

Lastly, there are small gaps between some of the wood panels, see figure 4. What is best to fill these with to make the this flush and smooth?

Thanks for your help

Fig 1

• SteveCardiff
• 18 Mar 2015
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Fig 2

• SteveCardiff
• 18 Mar 2015
• 1

Fig 3

• SteveCardiff
• 18 Mar 2015
• 1

Fig 4

• SteveCardiff
• 18 Mar 2015
• 1

 

[ree]

Is the floor below the wood blocks a suspended floor or a solid floor?

What kind of skirting do you propose?

Before any floor work you should take care of all issues (eg. painting) above the FFL.

 

[geraldthehamster]

I'd cover the gaps that can be seen between the floor and the skirting with a suitable size of scotia or quadrant wooden moulding. Personally I prefer quadrant.

Not sure about the gaps that have opened up between the blocks. Any kind of wood filler is going to look a bit obvious. Are there a a lot of these gaps?

Cheers
Richard

 

[SteveCardiff]

Is the floor below the wood blocks a suspended floor or a solid floor?

What kind of skirting do you propose?

Before any floor work you should take care of all issues (eg. painting) above the FFL.

Hi and thanks for the reply.

Below the wood floor is a concrete base and the wood has simply been glued to the concrete.

I was looking to keep the skirting as it is and just give it a sand and then paint it.

Thanks

 

[getitdone]

In my experience the finish that you expect to apply to the sanded floor will in part determine some of the preparation, and in particular remedying the gaps. Have you thought about whether it'll be lacquer (and whether you'll be staining it beforehand) or Hard Waxoil (and whether you'll be using a clear and/or pigmented one)?