We repair parquet with our own hands

In any interior the parquet flooring looks chic and exquisite. However, it requires carefulness and proper care. Every few years specialists recommend changing the varnish. However, even with careful handling on the parquet may appear chipped, cracked or departed floorboards. Repair of a parquet costs not small money, but it is quite possible to make independently.

First we need to find out what kind of damage we are dealing with. If the parquet floor just started to creak in a certain area, then this indicates that the parquet boards have moved away from the floor below. There are two ways to fix this.

The simplest way is to make small holes in the seams of the parquet and through them to pour the glue under the parquet board with a syringe. From above press the board with a heavy load and leave to dry. That the holes were not visible, you can then otsikelevat entire parquet and cover with a new varnish. If you need parquet flooring inexpensively, I advise you to turn to professionals, so as not to spoil the surface with your actions.

The second method is more complicated, but more reliable. The parquet is parsed at the seams, and then re-glued and collected. The main thing is to thoroughly clean the floor from glue and debris, and also to process sandpaper by yourself. In this case, as a final step, it is necessary to loop the surface.

Another type of damage is the fallen boards. If the board has moved away from the floor, this often indicates the poor quality of the adhesive. Therefore, we check whether it is good to keep adjacent floorboards. Then we clean the floor and board from the remnants of the glue, cover it with joinery glue and glue it into place. We dry. On top of the surface we paint and varnish.

Sometimes from the old parquet begin to fall carnations, which he was fortified. In this case, they must be removed and replaced with self-tapping screws. The heads of the screws must be closed with a stopper and cut to the floor level.

But if there are spots on the parquet floor, then most likely the parquet needs to be changed, because such damage appears only when the parquet board is thinning. It is no longer subject to replacement and restoration.

If your floor has large scoria and cracks, you need to restore the coating itself. To do this, we free the room from furniture, remove the plinth. Thoroughly clean the floor and wipe with a damp cloth. Then use a hand grinder or a drum machine to cicle the floor. Do this on the strips of laying the parquet from the center to the edges. Since the surface is crocked several times, do not forget to periodically remove the debris from the vacuum cleaner. Be sure to work in a mask.

After cracking in places of large chipping, the surface must be discolored. To do this, carefully put a special putty on the surface with a spatula. Thoroughly shading and drying. Then again, we will croak. After grinding, we thoroughly clean the floor of small particles of dirt.

Let's start with the varnish. Transparent lacquer quickly poured in small quantities on the floor and distribute with a brush or roller. The main thing is to properly shade, then the lacquer will lie flat and neat. Then we do the same on the entire surface. It's better to start from the window and go to the opposite side.

The first coat of varnish is dried. Then we sew with fine sandpaper and repeat the operation once more. After the finish drying, everything will be ready. You can install skirting boards and make furniture.