Old Parquet flooring

[DIYNovice09]

We have recently moved in to an old house, which the previous owner was a bit of a DIY and reclomation freak, the whole of the downstairs hall & dining room has a block parquet flooring, which we were told he had aquired from an old Salvation Army hall.

The problem is that it has been laid so badly, we need to relay it. I will need to lift the blocks and remove the bitumen from the back and re sand all of the faces and then relay, once I have boarded all of the floors, I big task I know, but it will be worth it in the end I hope.

I have started to remove the majority of the bitumen from the reverse by scraping it off, and sanding the faces.

I propose to relay it all in a better pattern and then belt sad it so that it is all level.

What I want to know is what adhesive do I need to use to re stick it down?

All advice is greatly welcomed.

 

[WoodYouLike]

Great find! Truly worth the effort to restore it.
We've put together a 7 steps guide that might help you along.

As long as you remove as much bitumen as possible from blocks and underfloor Lecol5500 is a good product. Just be aware that bitumen residue will effect the bonding time.

 

[DIYNovice09]

Many thanks for the advice and suggestions, I will have a look through your steps and follow them.

I will let you know how it goes. I did forget to mention, I have found to stacks about 2' square and 3' high of blocks in the loft that have not been laid and are still the original wood finished and not varnished as the hall. unfortunatly they have managed to weld them selves together (bitumen to bitumen thankfully), so I should be able to prize them apart.

Once again thanks for the advice