CRV48 2 Report post Posted October 19, 2012 Hi all,My current house parquet floor condition is really bad.I'm considering either to;1. Re-Varnish the current wore out Parquet OR2. Overlay with Vinyl tilesAs i will be living in the house when this is happening, Do you think its faster and less messy to hack and remove current parquet and overlay vinyl tiles?Thanks in advance for the advice..............regards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidPoon 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2012 Hi all,My current house parquet floor condition is really bad.I'm considering either to;1. Re-Varnish the current wore out Parquet OR2. Overlay with Vinyl tilesAs i will be living in the house when this is happening, Do you think its faster and less messy to hack and remove current parquet and overlay vinyl tiles?Thanks in advance for the advice..............regardsCan consider sand and revarnish the parquet, replace pitted pieces if any. If you don't like parquet, can consider overlay vinyl without hacking existing parquet. Removing parquet and overlaying vinyl tiles would be the most messy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRV48 2 Report post Posted October 19, 2012 Can consider sand and revarnish the parquet, replace pitted pieces if any. If you don't like parquet, can consider overlay vinyl without hacking existing parquet. Removing parquet and overlaying vinyl tiles would be the most messy.Overlaying Vinyl tiles over existing parquet? Would'nt the Parquet floor underneath rot????How long will it take to remove parquet and overlay with vinyl? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRV48 2 Report post Posted October 20, 2012 Actually my main "problem" is the process of redoing the flooring.Should i go for Vinyl tiles/ Ceramic tiles/ Homogeneous tiles, which material will be fast to install, durable and easy to maintain?I need to install 2 floors (as mine is a HDB EM)living room and 3 bedrooms within 3to 5 days... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suyun 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2012 with three to five days, your two option 1. polish and vanish your parquet or2. Overlay with laminated flooringMost people overlay their parquet with laminated wood not tiles. We are not professional. Why not check with the contractors your options?i am sure they will give you more practical advise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRV48 2 Report post Posted October 20, 2012 some contractors says can -kind or worry they are those they say can to everything bfore you commit and everything caanot after that.some says they cant - They seem to be not keen to work on projects where you're living in the house...Trouble leh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumbopanther 2 Report post Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) Actually my main "problem" is the process of redoing the flooring.Should i go for Vinyl tiles/ Ceramic tiles/ Homogeneous tiles, which material will be fast to install, durable and easy to maintain?I need to install 2 floors (as mine is a HDB EM)living room and 3 bedrooms within 3to 5 days...Hi CRV48, my comments:Your requirements for "fast to install, durable and easy to maintain" are tough to achieve.(First and foremost, what is the flooring in living room now?)For fast to install, like Suyun has mentioned above, laminated flooring is the fastest, for living room, and 3 bedrooms, you can finish within 3 days for overlaying on existing. But I don't like the idea of overlaying over existing rotting parquet. Would you like it?For durable: you go for homogeneous tile for flooring (don't recommend use ceramic, as it is only a top layer coatinf, easy to chip off, ceramic suitable for walls only)For easy to maintain, well homogeneous tiles are ok, but for me who had use laminated flooring for more than 12 years in my current Hse, they are still as good. (But of course, homogenous still will be easier in terms of maintenance)So there you have it as above. If you asked what would I do? Well, I will remove all existing parquet ( not sure how bad, but if it is badly rotten, I wouldn't keep it, no matter how expensive it is), takes about 2-3 days, and lay with laminated flooring, 2-3 days, total about 6 days.For living room, I don't know what is existing, but I would prefer do homogenous tile as they are for long term. Depends on how big, laying for EM floor tiles will probably 5 days or less, depending on no. of contractors' workers These 5 days don't include hacking of existing. Edited October 20, 2012 by jumbopanther Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adidaem 6 Report post Posted October 20, 2012 Why don't you show clear pics of the current flooring? Obviously hard to advise without seeing the floor in real life. Harder without any pics. We can only advise based on our experience with old parquet but contractors or professional flooring company will know better. Without knowing the current condition: - not advisable to lay laminate on rotting or uneven parquet. Have you seen pics of mold growing under laminated flooring? Super gross. Imagine staying in a house full of mold spores... - hacking will be dusty and dirty. Why must you stay in the house? The dust and fumes (if you revarnish) is no joke. Why not move to a serviced apartment for a few days? - you can try repairing the bad parquet by replacing bad planks, sanding down and then revarnishing. After that the floor will be ok (did that for my place). But it depends on the current condition. From pure economics, retaining parquet is better. Laminated or homogenous flooring don't add much to valuation. Plus parquet floor feels better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRV48 2 Report post Posted October 20, 2012 Thanks for all advice...was advice by a few ID to revarnish existing parquet.Most likely to move out for 5 to 6days( for holiday) and hepefully all will be done by then.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
