Parquet Floor

[Tim 72]

Hi everyone.
Hopefully someone out there will be able to give me a bit of free advice.
I m in the very tedious process of cleaning and sanding 8m sq of used parquet blocks.
I m laying the blocks onto a concrete floor. My main problem is type of adhesive to use. All the adhesives I ve looked at seem to have such short 'open' times,leaving me only a couple of hours to lay the floor, which I think is a tall order as its an awkward shaped space. Does anyone know of any adhesives with a longer work time, or any tips they could give me to speed up the job?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Tim 72]

Just wondering if anyone had had any thoughts.
Any help would be very gratefully received.
Thanks.

 

[WoodYouLike]

Hi Tim72

You can use Lecol5500 - parquet adhesive. It has a long enough 'open time' for your to install the pattern as best as possible. I suggest you apply not too much adhesive at once, install the pattern as tight as possible (and don't walk over the just installed blocks! - seen it happen ).
The bonding time of the lecol (after when you can't 'move' blocks anymore) is around 10 - 12 hours

 

[Tim 72]

Hi. Thanks for the reply.
So is this Lecon adhesive ok for a few days provided I replace the lid after every application or should it ideally be used same day. Also do you know of anywhere that sells it that can deliver to the York area ?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Tim 72]

Sorry, meant Lecol not Lecon.