Parquet floor glue?

[Froggy]

Hi Everyone, Happy new year. Can anyone recommend a glue for wood parquet to concrete floor please?

 

[custard]

Hi Everyone, Happy new year. Can anyone recommend a glue for wood parquet to concrete floor please?

I've never laid parquet flooring Froggy so I haven't a clue, but I've seen masses of salvaged parquet tiles in salvage yards, and it often has a really thick, black, tar-like adhesive on the back. No idea what it is, but it's certainly more than a squirt of PVA!

 

[Froggy]

It's bitumen Custard but not sure if that's good for concrete. Thanks for the reply.

 

[skelph]

Thinking back over 50 years to when I started my apprenticeship the first site I worked on had a theatre/assembly hall with a parquet floor. As I remember the flooring guys poured molten bitumen over the area of concrete floor they were working on and then dipped the individual blocks in a tray of molten bitumen before laying. The smell from the bitumen as you passed the room they were working in definitely cleared your nostrils. As far as I'm aware that floor is still in place.

 

[AJB Temple]

When I bought my first apartment in London I had to replace a parquet floor. That was laid on molten bitumen as well over concrete. The blocks lock perfectly into place but it's a messy job. It was a garden apartment so access and ventilation was good. I had an experienced helper and it was 20 years ago.

 

[Froggy]

Surely there's an alternative these days?

 

[Andrewf]

There is a special glue available nowadays. Not sure what it's called. Think it's some sort of bitumen.

 

[Froggy]

Bostic Urethane apparently.

 

[Gregers]

Amongst others, Sika make a number of specialist adhesives for parquet flooring - though all of them are pretty expensive. They give a fair bit of open time but once set the bond is extraordinarily strong. I once had to move a single parquet tile that had set overnight; it took bolsters and a crowbar to prise it out and it brought most of the underlying concrete with it. Once a parquet floor is fixed with modern adhesives it's basically there for all eternity.

 

[Peterm1000]

We laid a parquet floor in our house about 2 years ago (oak - look out for the remaining 7 - 8 square metres when I get around to listing it...). Ours was new parquet which makes it much easier to lay. If you use reclaimed then the tongue and grooves may not fit well. The first question is do you have bitumen on the bottom or not (i.e are the blocks new or used). You no longer have to remove the bitumen - just the loose bits. Then you can use Lecol 5500 to glue the blocks down. If you don't have bitumen you have many more choices of glue. There are various specialist companies on the internet that will guide you based on what type of floor you are gluing down onto.

Then, once the floor is glued down, you will have to sand it. You can hire oscillating sanders to use on parquet. Don't use the drum because you will be sanding 50% of the wood against the grain. Looks fantastic when it is finished - much better than normal hardwood planks I think, but it is much more labour intensive to lay.

Good luck!

 

[Homers double]

https://www.uksealants.co.uk/sikabond-5 ... esive.html

I used sika bond t54 on a new parquet floor a couple of years ago, It was absolutely perfect for the job, very easy to use, you’ll need a box of disposable gloves and some cling film, I found the cling film useful to cover the the adhesive in the tin, it skins over very quickly when left even with the lid put back on, I just pushed the film onto adhesive.

 

[wallace]

I used lecol 550, expensive but sticky, I ran out with just a few to lay so used some cheapy stuff from B&Q, it worked just as good as the big boy stuff

 

[Froggy]

Thanks guys I appreciate your input.

 

[meathead]

laid plenty of herringbone flooring I always use wickes cold bitumen , my only advice is don't walk on for a while

 

[siggy_7]

I used Lecol 5500 for my parquet floor, it seemed the most recommended product when I laid mine. Been down for over 3 years with no problems, although I do now have a few hollow sounding spots - I suspect my own fault as I don't think the concrete was level enough underneath.

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