Removing Parquet Flooring Forum

It is pretty easy to remove the parquet from the concrete floor especially comparing to plywood removal.

Removing parquet flooring forum.

How to remove parquet flooring from concrete. Generally it s more advisable to forget tearing it out and install another sub floor over top but depends on what type of flooring you re replacing it with. To loosen the tile you have to apply some force and high frequency vibration. Removing parquet on wood sub floors is likely to be the most time consuming and troubling.

After loosening and removing parquet blocks you may find a residue of bitumen or glue remaining on the floor beneath it. I bought a floor chisel at home depot and am using a 3 or 5 lb sledge. I feel like i tried. Parquet floor adhesive query ppeetteerr oct 2 2020 at 9 20 am.

Subfloor preparation this is the place to post for questions on prep work. If flooring beneath the parquet is concrete use a grinder to remove the bitumen that remains adhered to it. Vibrating machine or electric jackhammer. Sweep up and remove all dirt and debris left on the floor.

They have been glued down with a dark gray glue onto a concrete subfloor. Step 3 clean up. The flooring was glued down to the plywood in squares like tile and looks like its been there about 25 years. One of the reasons i wanted to do a post on this topic regards my frustration in finding helpful information that was specific to parquet floor adhesive removal especially when you re on top of a wood sub floor rather than concrete.

Is the u k s no1 flooring advice forum for end users to fitters. I am trying to remove wood parquet floor tiles. This topic originated from the how to page called wood block parquet floors. Some of the floor is coming up ok but most of it is breaking into pieces and just not wanting to.

We have been trying to chisel it up with hammers wide putty knives pry bar and the problem is the glue is so strong that the wood is just breaking. You will find fitters from your local area more than willing to help.