I have a problem with some parquet flooring.
It appears the adhesive in a small area has dried out, enabling the floor to lift slightly.
Every time you walk on the affected area it "clicks" loudly.

I have tried putting weights on the floor in the hope the bitumen adhesive will re-stick, but
surprise surprise, it didn't work.

Now my idea is to drill some 1mm holes in the joins of the wooden blocks and inject some cellulose
thinners (about 5ml per hole) under the wooden blocks, wait about 10 minutes for the old adhesive to
soften a bit, and then put the weights back on for about a week.

Does this seem like a good idea? Or can anybody suggest a better way of fixing the problem.

Thanks...


Rick... (The other Rick)

"Rick... (The other Rick)" <You@must.be.joking> wrote in message
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> I have a problem with some parquet flooring.
> It appears the adhesive in a small area has dried out, enabling the floor
to lift slightly.
> Every time you walk on the affected area it "clicks" loudly.
>
> I have tried putting weights on the floor in the hope the bitumen adhesive
will re-stick, but
> surprise surprise, it didn't work.
>
> Now my idea is to drill some 1mm holes in the joins of the wooden blocks
and inject some cellulose
> thinners (about 5ml per hole) under the wooden blocks, wait about 10
minutes for the old adhesive to
> soften a bit, and then put the weights back on for about a week.
>
> Does this seem like a good idea? Or can anybody suggest a better way of
fixing the problem.
>
> Thanks...
>
>
> Rick... (The other Rick)

Clean the bitumen thoroughly with white spirits or petrol,scrape off any on
the back of the parquet tiles and put a thin layer of Evo-stick contact
adhesive on both the bitumen and flooring,wait about eight minutes or the
time stated on the tin before putting tiles in place and then put weights on
the area.

"George"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Rick... (The other Rick)" <You@must.be.joking> wrote in message
> news:iov4641ttd1kh4f9ljf69p0k5vo1o8groo@4ax.com...
>> I have a problem with some parquet flooring.
>> It appears the adhesive in a small area has dried out, enabling the floor
> to lift slightly.
>> Every time you walk on the affected area it "clicks" loudly.
>>
>> I have tried putting weights on the floor in the hope the bitumen 
>> adhesive
> will re-stick, but
>> surprise surprise, it didn't work.
>>
>> Now my idea is to drill some 1mm holes in the joins of the wooden blocks
> and inject some cellulose
>> thinners (about 5ml per hole) under the wooden blocks, wait about 10
> minutes for the old adhesive to
>> soften a bit, and then put the weights back on for about a week.
>>
>> Does this seem like a good idea? Or can anybody suggest a better way of
> fixing the problem.
>>
>> Thanks...
>>
>>
>> Rick... (The other Rick)
>
> Clean the bitumen thoroughly with white spirits or petrol,scrape off any 
> on
> the back of the parquet tiles and put a thin layer of Evo-stick contact
> adhesive on both the bitumen and flooring,wait about eight minutes or the
> time stated on the tin before putting tiles in place and then put weights 
> on
> the area.
>
>
A friend of mine had a similar problem - it was due to the blocks swelling 
and then causing a section to lift. I think he was going to take fitter to 
court over it - not sure what happened and he is away on holiday so I can't 
ask.

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:02:10 GMT, "George"  wrote:

>
>"Rick... (The other Rick)" <You@must.be.joking> wrote in message
>news:iov4641ttd1kh4f9ljf69p0k5vo1o8groo@4ax.com...
>> I have a problem with some parquet flooring.
>> It appears the adhesive in a small area has dried out, enabling the floor
>to lift slightly.
>> Every time you walk on the affected area it "clicks" loudly.
>>
>> I have tried putting weights on the floor in the hope the bitumen adhesive
>will re-stick, but
>> surprise surprise, it didn't work.
>>
>> Now my idea is to drill some 1mm holes in the joins of the wooden blocks
>and inject some cellulose
>> thinners (about 5ml per hole) under the wooden blocks, wait about 10
>minutes for the old adhesive to
>> soften a bit, and then put the weights back on for about a week.
>>
>> Does this seem like a good idea? Or can anybody suggest a better way of
>fixing the problem.
>>
>> Thanks...
>>
>>
>> Rick... (The other Rick)
>
>Clean the bitumen thoroughly with white spirits or petrol,scrape off any on
>the back of the parquet tiles and put a thin layer of Evo-stick contact
>adhesive on both the bitumen and flooring,wait about eight minutes or the
>time stated on the tin before putting tiles in place and then put weights on
>the area.
>

Thanks,  the problem is that the clicking spot is about 4 feet in from the edge. 
I have had experience of lifting and relaying a parquet floor and it's not
something I want to do again in a hurry.

My idea was to try and fix the floor without lifting it.

Rick... (The other Rick)