Hello,
Want to install solid or engineered oak flooring in the living room. Had a peek under the carpet last night - turns out there is parquet flooring underneath, stuck onto concrete. But about 25% of the parquet has been removed and the gaps filled in with concrete/screed. Some of the remaining parquet is loose.
Have read the stickies & a lot of posts but still unsure what's the best (easiest/cheapest) way to prepare the floor. Can anyone give me some tips?
For info: the concrete/screed repairs are a bit uneven - in some places sticks up above the parquet by 4mm. I reckon I could lever up the parquet, but the concrete/screed repairs are firmly stuck and hacking them off wouldn't be easy.
Also, how do I tell if DPM has already been installed? The house was built
in aprx. 1970. The floors don't feel damp at all.
Had been planning to use Timbermate Excel underlay like in my last house, but the data sheet explicitly says not to lay it over parquet!
thanks for any advice offered
- hannahmuppet -
Want to install solid or engineered oak flooring in the living room. Had a peek under the carpet last night - turns out there is parquet flooring underneath, stuck onto concrete. But about 25% of the parquet has been removed and the gaps filled in with concrete/screed. Some of the remaining parquet is loose.
Have read the stickies & a lot of posts but still unsure what's the best (easiest/cheapest) way to prepare the floor. Can anyone give me some tips?
For info: the concrete/screed repairs are a bit uneven - in some places sticks up above the parquet by 4mm. I reckon I could lever up the parquet, but the concrete/screed repairs are firmly stuck and hacking them off wouldn't be easy.
Also, how do I tell if DPM has already been installed? The house was built
in aprx. 1970. The floors don't feel damp at all.
Had been planning to use Timbermate Excel underlay like in my last house, but the data sheet explicitly says not to lay it over parquet!
thanks for any advice offered
- hannahmuppet -
