The builders were supposed to sand a parquet floor and put two coats of varnish on it. No wax.
We were not at the premises to see what they did and just trusted they would get it right.
When the work was finished, there appeared to be wax on top of the varnish becuase you could see marks made by shoes on it and it seemed sticky.
After a week, we took the mat up and the blocks were a different colour underneath.
That's not the worst of it - as yellowish spots suddenly appeared where the 'wax?' had come off.
We thought that the builders has covered up the floor with something - on top of varnish? - to cover up the spots.
We think the only thing to do is to remove the whole lot - varnish and all and start again. But what should we do to remove the varnish and deal with the strange yellow spots?
Glad of any suggestions as we've asked some local flooring installers and they have come up with (from a photograph):
1. There could be moisture underneath the floor - it could be a big job.
2. The blocks had some oil in them - which accounts for the spots. The oil must be removed with turpentine before you can do anything else.
3. Someone has spilt paint stripper on the floor and then tried to cover it up - that accounts for the spots.
The work has been done very badly. You'll have to have it all stripped off and start again.
Any suggestions would be helpful, as we are not sure which way to turn.
We were not at the premises to see what they did and just trusted they would get it right.
When the work was finished, there appeared to be wax on top of the varnish becuase you could see marks made by shoes on it and it seemed sticky.
After a week, we took the mat up and the blocks were a different colour underneath.
That's not the worst of it - as yellowish spots suddenly appeared where the 'wax?' had come off.
We thought that the builders has covered up the floor with something - on top of varnish? - to cover up the spots.
We think the only thing to do is to remove the whole lot - varnish and all and start again. But what should we do to remove the varnish and deal with the strange yellow spots?
Glad of any suggestions as we've asked some local flooring installers and they have come up with (from a photograph):
1. There could be moisture underneath the floor - it could be a big job.
2. The blocks had some oil in them - which accounts for the spots. The oil must be removed with turpentine before you can do anything else.
3. Someone has spilt paint stripper on the floor and then tried to cover it up - that accounts for the spots.
The work has been done very badly. You'll have to have it all stripped off and start again.
Any suggestions would be helpful, as we are not sure which way to turn.