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Default Restoring parquet flooring

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Clearly, previous owners have shown little regard for it as it has
numerous areas of misted paint spattering and others with larger
smears and stains of paint. In a few other places, the bitumen layer
that the floor stands on has seemed through the gaps in the wood
blocks.


It looks basically sound. To remove the paint, bitumen and any old wax
polish use wire wool and white spirit with plenty of elbow grease!

A light sanding will then even out the colour, but remember parquet can be
quite thin. I'd use a random orbit sander rather than a belt sander.

Check out
http://www.rustins.co.uk/product.htm?chggroup=4 for floor
finishes.


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