With proper care, as well as the proper operation of the parquet floor, you can not change the flooring for a long time. But, despite such durability, parquet is very sensitive to such negative factors as dust, water and sand.
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Over time, the coating will begin to lose its attractiveness. If your parquet began to dull, chips, small scratches appeared in some places, the boards were erased and staggering, this does not mean that the time is to change. One of the main advantages of high -quality parquet board is that it is possible to restore the coating in a quick time, and for much lower cost than to purchase and lay new.
Parquet repair in these cases is classified as costly, long -term in time:
- the parquet is very worn out, it is trampled, there are well -visible hollows, wave -shaped cracks and dies. This case will restore parquet, but it is better to entrust the work to professionals;
- when the parquet was abundantly poured over the entire area of \u200b\u200bwater, its dies were torn from the base. Such a problem is solved by complete crossing or cycling and varnishing of the surface;
- dark dies, and wood has become loose. When Shila’s pressing without much effort, it easily penetrates inside. This means that the parquet is affected by mold or rot. A complete replacement of the parquet is needed, as well as the preparatory work of the basic coating on the floor and full ventilation of the room.
In all other cases, repairing the parquet with your own hands is possible.
Consider the possible options for repairing the old parquet.
If the parquet is dull
Since damage to the parquet floor is quite easy, you will once have to encounter its restoration. A simple visible change is firing the coating, when the color becomes not bright, shine disappears. The reason may be improper coating.
In order to avoid such changes, it is necessary to undertake the following:
- Walk on a parquet in soft shoes with a not hard sole.
- It is advisable to put on the “socks” of soft fabric on the legs of furniture. Such special “pillows” can be purchased at a construction store, but they are not at all difficult to make on their own.
- In those places that are subject to severe friction: a zone near the sofa, chairs, tables, it is advisable to close with a fabric or rubberized rug.
- It is necessary to periodically process the parquet with mastic.
About repair:
- In order to return the initial shine to the parquet, it is necessary to grind the surface with the application of a new protective covering words.
- In order for the varnish to lie down evenly, before applying it is thoroughly mixed and left for ten minutes for the "rest". At this time, excess air will come out of the varnish. If necessary, the product is diluted with water, but not more than 5 percent, so as not to reduce the covering ability.
- They cover the coating with a wide brush, but it is better to use a special foam roller. During application, you can not work with a strong press and in the direction of the texture. The varnish must be applied in two or more layers, remembering that each new layer adds resistance coating, and also refreshes its color.
- In 4-5 hours, the coating will dry, but you can walk on the floor and arrange furniture only after 4-5 days.
- Finally, the varnish will dry after half a month.
- If the room is cool and wet, then the coating will dry out for a longer period.
Scratches and strips
A parquet flaw, which is considered a common occurrence, has dark strips on the surface. They may appear as a result of walking on the floor in rough shoes or in shoes on thin stilettos. Despite the fact that the parquet is made of solid wood, which are most resistant to mechanical exposure, sometimes it will not be able to withstand the load.
In order to prevent, it is necessary to limit the access of people in such shoes in the room. In addition, it is necessary to know that rubber shoes will not harm the parquet, and the stripes from it are easy to clean with a means for cleaning the parquet.
Potholes and various kinds of scratches are also found quite often - they rearranged furniture, a heavy object fell to the floor. All these factors affect the appearance of scratches and dents. But do not be prematurely upset, because the floor is easy to return to the previous state. The scratch can be eliminated using a special pencil that retires the surface. The main condition is to choose exactly tone.
Cracks
Repair of piece parquet, the formed cracks and chips in it can be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner. Next, cracks must be putty with a special putty mixture. As a result of the work performed, the restored place will have a bright shade. After the putty dries, the place should be sanded with sandpaper, then brush the dust and wipe with a damp cloth. Cover with mastic.
If a large gap has formed on your parquet, more than 5 millimeters in size, then they can’t do with putty.
To eliminate the gap, it is necessary to make a recess with a screwdriver so that the gap takes the shape of a neat hole, and insert a wooden “chopic” greased with glue. After that, all the irregularities can be fucked and varnished.
Partial repair of the parquet allows you to eliminate the resulting cracks near the skirting boards, as well as between the extreme bar and the board. For repair, it is necessary to remove the baseboard and see if the wedge is weakened between the board and the wall. If the wedge is absent, then the bar is squeezed from the wall and any, suitable in size, wedge, is inserted into this space.
Stagging boards
The repair of the old parquet with your own hands also implies the ability to eliminate the cause of the staggering boards. Over time, during operation, parquet boards can dry, shake and decrease slightly in size. This is because the room has high humidity, or vice versa, the parquet was subjected to careful thermal drying.
When there are a lot of such staggering planks, it will be more advisable to replace the parquet completely with a new one. If there are not so many damage, then you can replace the old strips with new ones. This is necessary:
- Pick up suitable sizes and color of the plank.
- Make sure that they are the same tree breed as your parquet.
- It is necessary to make a screwdriver on a damaged plank and carefully get it.
- Dry glue and other garbage formed around you need to be removed with a vacuum cleaner.
- The hollow needs to be cleaned, the basis is leveled.
- From the new bar, clean the comb and gently grind it.
- If you need to replace several planks at the same time, then they need to be stuck with a single riveting.
- Make sure the new rivet "lay down" on the old board exactly.
The foundation that was freed from the old parquet is poured with mastic, after heating it to a certain temperature (not more than 170 degrees). In addition to mastic, you can use special glue. The rivet is applied from above, removing the remains of mastic or glue. After laying a new board, it is pressed with a load and left until completely dry.
After the floor is dry, the restored area is cleaned and covered with varnish.
How to get rid of a creak
A characteristic unpleasant sound made when walking on parquet is a fairly common phenomenon. In some rooms, the owners simply get used to this sound and do not even notice it. But this is not always right. Experts argue that when the creak appears, this indicates that the board was laid with a deviation from the technology, or the base exfoliated from the coating, and also when the intermediate layer is poorly fixed on the basis. That is why rivets rub and as a result of friction we hear such a creak.
There are several options for getting rid of this phenomenon:
- Wotering the floor.
- Slotting under the coating of adhesive composition.
- Installation of wood pin.
Each of the methods must be used by previously assessing the nature of damage to the parquet board.
Repair and restoration of parquet is carried out if the creak is barely audible. This means that a small area is damaged. To eliminate it, it is necessary to perform the following:
- drill a small hole in the board with a drill;
- take a medical syringe and collect glue into it;
- download glue in the hole;
- remove excess;
- put the load on the site.
There is also such a method for eliminating the creak when the bar is attracted to the screed with dowel.
If the parquet is flooded with water
Repair of the parquet after the bay is the worst thing that could be. Water, as well as other liquid (urine of animals, juice, sweet tea or coffee) are the main enemies for parquet. If you poured the floor with water or other liquid, then it can swell and swell. The floor can be dried, but this will not solve the problem. If the bar separated, then it is more advisable to replace them with new ones.
If, after a large amount of liquid got on the parquet, the surface was deformed, but did not move away from the base, this defect is subject to restoration. This applies to small areas in the area.
In order to eliminate the defect, it is necessary to disassemble the spoiled coating and put new strips in its place. Try to choose new strips of the same shade and one manufacturer as old boards.
If more than half of the coating is flooded, it makes no sense to repair the parquet, it is advisable to replace the floor completely with a new one.
If you decide to eliminate the cause, calling specialists, you need to know that the parking of the parking has a relatively low cost. After the specialists disassemble the damaged area, the floor is left to breathe for a couple of weeks. During this time, the screed will dry well, provided that the surface is covered with a construction film. If, after some time, condensate appeared on the film, this suggests that the draft floor has not yet dried. If the screed is dry, you can move on and lay the parquet.
After completing the work, the place is polished and covered with varnish.
How to eliminate irregularities
There are times when, with prolonged use, the parquet begins to sag or vice versa, to perform. This suggests that the parquet is worn out or its foundation is uneven. Repair of the parquet in this case will not have a high price, as experts will only work on the grinding of the surface.
If the details are damaged
Often there is a split of the coating that occurs due to improper operation. If rivets fall out, it means that the parquet was laid with violations. To eliminate such a problem, in particular - the repair of a thyroid flooring yourself and first you need to remove the damaged riveting.
If it fell arbitrarily, then using a screwdriver and a hammer, it is necessary to remove the damaged area, cut off the comb on the rivet, remove the old mastic with a vacuum cleaner. Then you need to stick a new fragment to this place and leave the floor until drying. After complete drying, the surface must be covered with varnish or mastic.
Many are faced with the fact that when such a parquet is repaired, it is very difficult to choose the desired shade, so when buying and laying a new parquet, it is advisable to take material with a margin.
Wear
Over the years, even high -quality parquet wears out. There is no prevention from such a phenomenon, but you can return the splendor of the dim coating, covering it again with varnish. Also, the coating can be treated with a grinding machine, which will first remove the old varnish and smooth out irregularities. This method of eliminating the wear of the parquet board is called a cycling. It is impossible to do it manually, so work is trusted to professionals.
If you notice a chip, a crack or other problem described above on your floor, it will be much easier to eliminate it if you devote several minutes to watching a video about the repair of parquet:
