Hello
Last year I laid a 35m² engineered maple floor. Unfortunately there is one part of the floor where two planks have come up - see pic. Adjacent planks are still firmly stuck down. It appears to be due to a lack of adhesion in that area but I haven't pulled out the planks to check. If I step on the boards they go back level easily, then pop up when the weight comes off them. Luckily they are right at the edge of the floor at a transition piece.
What are your repair recommendations? The floor was a glue-down with Bona R850. There shouldn't be any adhesive on the tongues and now seems like the best time of year to effect a repair before the humidity increases. I could pull out the boards, scrape off the adhesive (from board and floor) and then try to drop the two planks in at an angle like they are now. Would that work? Otherwise I could cut of the tongues if I have to and that doesn't weaken the floor too much?
What adhesive would you recommend? Hard to justify £80 worth of Bona for two planks! Is there something compatible I can buy in smaller quantities like a caulk gun? I only have a standard gun, not one for the special Bona sausages.
It looks like Bona offer a product called R880 which is advertised for repairs. Otherwise CT1 seems to get recommended for everything. Has anyone used R880?
Thanks
Last year I laid a 35m² engineered maple floor. Unfortunately there is one part of the floor where two planks have come up - see pic. Adjacent planks are still firmly stuck down. It appears to be due to a lack of adhesion in that area but I haven't pulled out the planks to check. If I step on the boards they go back level easily, then pop up when the weight comes off them. Luckily they are right at the edge of the floor at a transition piece.
What are your repair recommendations? The floor was a glue-down with Bona R850. There shouldn't be any adhesive on the tongues and now seems like the best time of year to effect a repair before the humidity increases. I could pull out the boards, scrape off the adhesive (from board and floor) and then try to drop the two planks in at an angle like they are now. Would that work? Otherwise I could cut of the tongues if I have to and that doesn't weaken the floor too much?
What adhesive would you recommend? Hard to justify £80 worth of Bona for two planks! Is there something compatible I can buy in smaller quantities like a caulk gun? I only have a standard gun, not one for the special Bona sausages.
It looks like Bona offer a product called R880 which is advertised for repairs. Otherwise CT1 seems to get recommended for everything. Has anyone used R880?
Thanks
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