Relaying Square Basket Parquet

[Brixhamnicky]

Hello there,

We have had to take up the parquet flooring in our hallway to accomodate some emergency plumbing work. It is a square basket pattern and was originally laid in tiles of 2x2 "squares" and fixed with bitumen. When we removed it, a lot of the tiles broke up but the individual blocks are still in good condition. What is the best way to re-lay it? Can we reform the tiles on some kind of backing material or do we have to lay each block individually? And any recommendations for adhesives?

Any thoughts appreciated!

 

[WoodYouLike]

Clean off as much of the bitumen from the 'fingers' as possible and re-lay them, using modern parquet adhesive, finger by finger in the same pattern as the rest.
Could be a nice weekend job?

 

[Brixhamnicky]

That's great, thanks for the advice!