Parquet

[hoyboy]

Hi,

I have recently moved into a house and three rooms have wish bone parquet flooring (tile size 9" x 2 3/4" x 3/4" thick).

However, it's all in a pretty bad state - about 10 tiles are loose, 5 completely missing (revealing a black gloss bitumen(?) base) and all have layers of paint, dirt etc on. There is also the remians of adhesive from some old Marley tiles I've removed.

The questions -

What type of sander should I use - and can I just go onto the finer grades of paper?
Someone told me a good hard varnish is best to seal the wood. But have also heard hardwax oil is good. What's best? Can this be used to stain the wood too?
What should I do about the loose tiles?
Lastly, where can i get replacement tiles from? They're a loose grain and are quite soft so I think they're pine or something cheap...?

Please can someone help?! Sorry for all the questions...

 

[WoodYouLike]

For the best result get a professional belt sander in, not a drum sander from a regular hire centre.
Make sure there are no loose blocks etc.

 

[hoyboy]

Thanks but still a bit confused as the which grades of paper to use - I'm assuming i can miss out on the harsher grades as they're already pretty level and smooth?

Also, what would be best - Varnish or HardWaxOil?

 

[WoodYouLike]

Thanks but still a bit confused as the which grades of paper to use - I'm assuming i can miss out on the harsher grades as they're already pretty level and smooth?

Also, what would be best - Varnish or HardWaxOil?

No, you cant miss out on the 40 grit if you want to get rid of all the old finish!

IMHO (and professional opinion) hardwaxoil is better