ceg wrote:

I've got some reclaimed parquet flooring to be laid on a self levelled
compounded concrete floor...

the parquet we have has got bitumen on and from the posts I've seen it
looks like the majority of this has got to come off...

why?


anyhow this is the bit that's baffling me, is what to stick it down
with?

Bitumen is the only thing that'll stick to bitumen, so I guess thats
what you'll be using.


the f21 styccobond stuff, techy dept there seems to be saying all
the old bitumen has got to come off it to bare wood - which I know is
not going to happen! also having phoned around lots of local people
this seems to be hard to get hold of.

so why use it rather than use bitumen?


I'm also wantig the floor to be laid in herringbone style so matches
the other rooms, where do you start laying it? also is the 2 row flat
edge essential as my other half is not keen on this..

lay it however you want.


and then to the finishing.. is it ok to use some sort of varnish/sealer
once sanded, so that I don't need to wax floor every 6 months?

yes, but be sure to avoid anything tinted. At least if you want it to
look decent in another year.


NT