Please Help!! Parquet Flooring Repair

[jillie]

We have a rental in Manhattan. Our dogs have had accidents on the parquet floor and some of the edges of the tiles have turned very dark brown. Is our only option to remove them? How does one replace only a section of tiles? Will self-adhesive tile work? Thank you so much.

 

[TexMex]

You may find, if you sand down the floor (back to bear wood), and allow to stand for a few days, and then re-finish, (varnish or polish), the marks will vanish.

 

[usmcoap]

How does one replace only a section of tiles? Will self-adhesive tile work? Thank you so much.

Depending on the type of parquet, each 'square' will usually contain either 3 or 5 smaller rectangles. It's usually better to replace the whole 'square' than just one piece. If you take a chisel and be prepared to sacrifice one rectangle (I suggest the one in worst condition - or if they are all bad, the one in the middle), use the chisel to go straight into the middle of the rectangle lengthways. Then go back the other way until you have a "V" in the centre of the rectangle like this:

___________ ____________
___________V____________|

Once you're through, you should be able to get to the point where you can slide the chisel underneath and lever up the rectangle half at a time.

If you do this on the middle piece it helps to minimise destruction to good pieces as you lever out the rest of the square.

Once you've done that, make sure you have a clean smooth area to put the new pieces into (get up any adhesive that's left) and just glue them down. Use plenty of glue and slot all the pieces in together, a fairly snug fit is best. If it's a really snug fit you can put them in without glue but they will end up rattling at some point or another as the wood shrinks/expands so it's best to use a normal wood glue.

Hope that helps.

 

[TexMex]

so it's best to use a normal wood glue.

You'd probably get away with that on a small area, but really should be a bitumous adhesive.