laying 9mm oak parquet squares over ceramic floors
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:40 pm
Hello from France.
Currently refurbing an 1830 house in France.
Basically we are looking to vamp up the ground floor throughout the house, which is currently 4 inch, perfect condition and flat ceramic tiles, by laying 8mm oak [finger design] 40cm parquet squares.
Apart from wood looking better, it will be in keeping with exposed beams etc and make it a lot warmer underfoot.
Does anyone have experience of this please? Unless told otherwise, i had intended to clean the ceramics with cleaning alcohol, and after drying, start spreading adhesive over the tiles, and positioning the parquet accordingly.
(intend dividing room into 4 quadrants and working centre outwards)
(finger parquet is small strips bonded 5 vertical, 5 horizontal and so on)
Your advice is most welcome
Currently refurbing an 1830 house in France.
Basically we are looking to vamp up the ground floor throughout the house, which is currently 4 inch, perfect condition and flat ceramic tiles, by laying 8mm oak [finger design] 40cm parquet squares.
Apart from wood looking better, it will be in keeping with exposed beams etc and make it a lot warmer underfoot.
Does anyone have experience of this please? Unless told otherwise, i had intended to clean the ceramics with cleaning alcohol, and after drying, start spreading adhesive over the tiles, and positioning the parquet accordingly.
(intend dividing room into 4 quadrants and working centre outwards)
(finger parquet is small strips bonded 5 vertical, 5 horizontal and so on)
Your advice is most welcome