What's the correct treatment needed for sanding, varnishing and polishing a parquet floor.?
I have just bought a 1930s flat in south west london and on ripping the carpet up i found it had a parquet floor underneath. Yay! But in really bad condition. The carpet was actually glued to it! Shock! There are also many lose slats/tiles and I would love to restore it to its former glory; however, i really don't know where to start and any advice would be much appriciated. We had a quote for over £700 but we can't afford that so its going to have to be a DIY job.
What language was that Euro? Whew. My head is aching trying to understand what it was you just typed.
First, if the adhesive is cured and fairly old, there is NO NEED to remove it first. Rent a hardwood floor sander and start with 36 grit to remove both the adhesive and finish in the first pass. The just work thru the grits, 60 100 150. Then rent the buffing machine with a 20" surface and use the adhesive screens to get out the last of the sanding scratches. Use 150 grit screens for this. Now vacuum the whole floor. Now vacuum it again. Get the idea? Stain the floor. Finish it with three coats of polyurethane applied by either a brush or lambswool pad.
This is a very abbreviated version of what you have to do. Its a royal pain in the ass if you have not done it before. If you think those black stains will come out with sanding? They won't. So replace those areas. Light pet urine stains? They come back, so replace those areas, too. Most people who start this process as a DIY project end up calling a professional to finish it. They usually ruin their floor while trying to sand it. The drum sanders are very unforgiving. So my friend, think long and hard about this before attempting.
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