wooden block flooring
- Thread starter lyndon
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I replaced some blocks in a parquet floor we have where the old fireplace had been but the concrete was left. Like you I got some matching blocks and bedded them into some really nasty black gunge (I am pretty sure that it was liquid damp proof course) it actually said on the tin that you could lay block flooring with it (I got it from Travis & Perkins)
One piece of advice is when putting in the last few blocks don't tap them down too hard or the only place for the said gunge to go is upwards through the gaps at the side. With the gaps being very small the pressure can be enough to get it several feet up the wall.
The end result was very good though and matched into the herringbone really well.
I had to remove the bitumen to get them level but its a thankless task. Best way I found was with an wide, old (fairly blunt) wood chisel but then I only had 60 or so to do.
One piece of advice is when putting in the last few blocks don't tap them down too hard or the only place for the said gunge to go is upwards through the gaps at the side. With the gaps being very small the pressure can be enough to get it several feet up the wall.
The end result was very good though and matched into the herringbone really well.
I had to remove the bitumen to get them level but its a thankless task. Best way I found was with an wide, old (fairly blunt) wood chisel but then I only had 60 or so to do.
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