The floor is the first thing in the apartment to lose its appearance, age, and require repair, maintenance, or some kind of improvement. Because it:
- carries great loads;
- often damaged.
If there are scratches or abrasions on the parquet,it is necessary to carry out procedures to prepare the floor for varnishing and to carry out varnishing. If desired, you can repair the parquet in your home with your own hands, and if you properly care for it, carefully operate it, then it will serve for a long time. However, it must be recognized that the parquet surface is very susceptible to negative factors:
- dust;
- water;
- sand.
If the floor covering has lost its former freshness, scratches and abrasions have appeared, do not rush to change it, try to repair the parquet with your own hands. To begin with, you need to:
- identify defects that need to be eliminated;
- liquidate them;
- perform procedures for preparing the floor for varnish coating;
- to carry out lacquering.
For certain restoration works the following tools and materials are required:
Tools for restoration work on parquet floors.
- brushes or roller;
- protective glasses, a respirator and soft shoes;
- narrow and wide spatula;
- hammer and chisel;
- hacksaw and drill;
- industrial vacuum cleaner;
- a set of webs of nazhdachek different graining and grinding machine;
- standard cycle or a sewing machine;
- mastic or varnish;
- oil or stain;
- parquet glue;
- putty;
- parquet plates for replacing worn out.
Repair in the presence of scratches and strips
The most common defects include:dark streaks left by thin heels and shoe soles. The easiest way to remove marks from rubber soles is with a special product designed for cleaning parquet. Scratches occur for various reasons. If they are small in size, they can be corrected with a retouching pencil that matches the color of the flooring. Return to contents</a>
Correcting the faded parquet
Often the cause of discoloration and fadingparquet is due to improper and untimely maintenance. It is necessary to regularly treat such a floor with a special mastic. In this case, it includes:
Parquet varnish helps preserve the beauty and ensure the durability of your floors.
- finishing or grinding;
- applying a fresh protective or decorative coating.
In this case, when starting to repair the old oneparquet, the varnish is mixed immediately before use. Then it is left alone for 10 minutes to remove air bubbles. If necessary, drinking water is added to the varnish, but no more than 5% of its weight. It is applied with an ordinary foam roller or a wide brush. Such work is carried out in the direction of the wood structure with light movements. The varnish is applied in several layers. With each layer, the strength, reliability increases and the color improves. Such a coating dries within a few hours. However, it is recommended to load it after 3-5 days. They will dry completely in 7-14 days. High humidity and low room temperature slow down the drying process of the varnish. Return to the table of contents</a>
Repair of shattered planks
Over time, individual planks of old parquet begin to:
- dry;
- decrease in size;
- to loosen up.
This occurs in the premises where the work is carried out.enhanced thermal drying of the parquet or low air humidity. The most effective method of repairing old parquet will be its complete replacement, in case of a large number of loose planks. If such damage occupies a small area, then it is best to replace the planks of the old parquet with new ones with your own hands. To do this, you need to select planks identical to the parquet by:
When replacing parquet floor planks, it is necessary to select planks that are the same color and size.
- color;
- size;
- from the same tree.
In this case, the repair of the old parquet beginswith the fact that with the help of a chisel the damaged board is split into pieces, then they start to get it from the middle and remove the glue. After the parquet is removed, the resulting depression is scrupulously cleaned, the base is carefully leveled. The ridge must be cut off from the new board, carefully go over this place with a plane. If it is necessary to replace a number of nearby planks, they must be fastened in advance so that an indivisible rivet comes out. The place of the old parquet is filled with bitumen mastic heated to 150-170 ° C. You can also use a glue base. Then:
- on top is put riveting;
- eliminates excess glue or mastic;
- the cargo is placed.
After the glue has dried, sanding and varnishing are carried out. Return to contents</a>
Elimination of creaks
There are several ways to get rid of creaking without dismantling the parquet:
- attachment of the surface by screws to the base of concrete:
- inflating the glue under the cover with a syringe.
Repair parquet when creaking is detectedIt is possible if you drill a hole in the floor and set the distance from the floor to the concrete slabs. The parquet will hold securely if the dowel goes into the screed by 50 mm. If the creaking is detected in a small area, you need to:
- mark points on the center of the problem areas;
- make holes 2 mm;
- syringe to pour glue into the space between the base and the parquet;
- put the goods.
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Elimination of chips and cracks
When eliminating a gap in a parquet floor, it is necessaryputty it, and then cover it with mastic. The most annoying cracks appear near the baseboards. In this case, you need to remove it and check the probability of the wedge loosening between the wall and the last board. If there is no wedge, you need to push the plank away from the wall and put the necessary wedge in this place. Repairing parquet in the presence of a chip begins with cleaning it, then covering it with putty. When this place dries, it:
- sanded with sandpaper;
- wipe with a slightly damp rag;
- smear mastic.
When the gap is large, it needs to be made deeper,correct and clean the edges. Then hammer in a wooden insert, which should be coated with wood glue in advance. Then sand and varnish. Return to contents</a>
Repair of parquet when pouring it with water
Water is the most dangerous enemy of parquet,because wood absorbs water very well, swelling, forming bumps and waves. A reasonable solution is to replace the planks if they have come loose from the base. If the surface has dried out, although deformed, but has not come loose from the base, then you can try to repair it. However, this can only be done in cases where the flooded area is small. Repair consists of dismantling this place and laying new planks of similar size and color on it.
Parquet repair scheme.The parquet flooring must be completely replaced if more than 50% of the area is flooded. At the first signs of swelling, it is recommended to disassemble the flooring to allow the base to dry completely. After the planks are removed, at least 1-2 weeks should pass for drying. You can determine whether the screed has dried well by taking a regular polyethylene film, covering the repaired surface and gluing it with tape along the length. If condensation appears under the film the next day, then drying should still continue. After complete drying, you can begin laying a new package. Then treat the entire surface with a grinding machine, and finally apply a protective varnish. Return to the table of contents</a>
Elimination of damaged parquet parts
If the parquet floor is not used correctly, itparts can split. If the installation technology is violated, this will lead to the rivets falling out. You can easily repair such a defect yourself. First, you need to pull out the faulty button. Using a chisel, hammer or chisel, carefully, without damaging the adjacent areas, cut out the defective fragment of the parquet. Using these tools, cut off the comb located on the rivets that are fixed to the base. You must carefully remove the mastic from the recesses and clean them with a vacuum cleaner. Then you need to remove the comb from the installed rivet using a grinder or plane. The new part is attached with special glue designed for parquet. After complete drying, process the protruding areas with a plane, go over with sandpaper, putty, if necessary, the resulting cracks. Finally, cover with varnish or mastic. In order for the color of the replaced piece to match the overall parquet, it is necessary to have some experience working with wood, and to have high-quality tools and materials.</ ul>
