A little advice required - I'm going to attempt to lay parquet flooring for the first time. The battons I have are brand new 14mm cherry. I want to lay herringbone as my pattern. I'm doing a front room floor. The base of the floor is concrete but as 1950's bungalow there are marley tiles on the floor. Will I need to remove these first? Alternatively they are really sound should I just leave and parquet over the top. Also whilst i'm hear is it best to start in the middle of the floor like I have done previously when using ceramic tiles or should I start at the edge?
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Don't think marley tiles will bond perfectly with the adhesive (not absorbent enough).
As for starting: yes a herringbone pattern you best start in the middle of the room.
As for starting: yes a herringbone pattern you best start in the middle of the room.
To take up the marley tiles it leaves what looks like bitumen on the concrete floor.
will the adhesive i need to put down the floor, stick to this black bitumen or has that got to be cleaned of
If it does have to come of what can i use
will the adhesive i need to put down the floor, stick to this black bitumen or has that got to be cleaned of
If it does have to come of what can i use
Bitumen and modern adhesive don't agree with each other I'm afraid.
You'll have to either remove the bitumen or screed over it - make sure you use a product that does that properly - Mattysupra is the expert on that
You'll have to either remove the bitumen or screed over it - make sure you use a product that does that properly - Mattysupra is the expert on that
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thank you for your advice
Is it ok to screed straight on top of the bitumen
Should i use some sort of self leveling compound
how thick does the screed need to be
I am abit worried about the height the floor is going to finish up with screed and 14mm flooring
Is it ok to screed straight on top of the bitumen
Should i use some sort of self leveling compound
how thick does the screed need to be
I am abit worried about the height the floor is going to finish up with screed and 14mm flooring
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