Parquet tiles - renovation?

Penny_Farthing_2

PasturesNew - all our neighbours on both sides still have the type of floor shown in Susie's gorgeous photos and the houses were built at the same time. That's how I know it's been replaced. I would love that kind of floor but I have to work with what I have.:(

It's the kind of parquet that comes on a tile, I think, rather than what, down our way, we call 'wood block' - which is what we'd call Susi's floor.

Moonrakerz - can you give me an idea of what you paid please? I wanted to use the floor as a cheaper alternative to carpet but if it would be just as expensive to sort the parquet out, I probably won't bother because I'm not sold on the pattern of if.

On the other hand, when there was no carpet in the hall, my friend's dog was sick on the parquet and it was a while before we noticed it. That patch was a much better colour afterwards!

Susie and Welsh Totster - I'd have no hesitation renovating floors like yours. I don't have a pic of mine as it's covered in carpet at the mo. I'll try to find a similar pic online.

Penny_Farthing_2

This is the nearest, though mine looks duller and darker.

Welsh_Totster

Penny_Farthing wrote: »

This is the nearest, though mine looks duller and darker.

You have the same flooring as my friend has in her house, again hers is currently under carpet but she is planning on sanding and oiling hers soon. Its not light either Im interested in how hers turns out. Good luck with sorting yours out.:)

Penny_Farthing_2

Also I know the houses round here originally had Suisidevw's floor because I reckon she lives very near me! Rhiwbina Cardiff!!!!

Welsh_Totster

Im in Newport and my friend with the same floor as you in is Rhiwbina, in Heol Lewis.

suisidevw

Indeed you are very correct! Top spot! You're in Rhiwbina too are you? Our floor too was under some rough carpet


A friend has floor just like yours above and darker/duller in their extension to house in Rhiwbina and we sanded/oiled it last week adn it came up beautifully!

Hopejack

We have an oak parquet floor in the hallway of the house we have just bought - also 1930s. We were told by a timber chap (who did seem to know his stuff) that oak was ten a penny in the 30s and was nearly always used as a result. However, darker woods like mahogany were what everyone wanted but too expensive (due to needing shipping in from abroad) and so most people used oak and darkened it with varnish/stain etc.

I really like our hallway floor - it's quite a big hall 19' x almost 8' so it's staying. I plan on hiring a buffer type machine to buff it up. However, on a similar vein, I'm not so keen on our oak panelling on the walls - it's stained very dark (darker than the floor) and I've been told it's impossible to get it lighter Not without a big fight anyway, you can sand a floor, but to sand panelling would take too much off the panel sadly - or so I'm told. Now considering painting it and just leaving the handrail and associated boxed in bit in oak.... Going to live with it for a while before making the decision though. It seems such a shame, esp as the old lady who lived there before used to beeswax it all every week so it's in tip top condition!

suisidevw

I think Oak was a lot more expensive in the 30's to pine. Both ours and our good friends have pine in the reception rooms and oak in the hall which takes most of the traffic! As you see above Hope, it's a pretty easy job but takes some time!

Hopejack

Hmm Susie, I'm sure you are correct, pine has always been cheaper, but I think he was meaning in relation to mahogany at the time which was the 'fashion'.

I don't think we could sand the panelling, there wouldn't be much left as it takes a few mms at least to get past the stain sadly. Like I say, I'm not in any hurry, will live with it first and see how it goes - we just need halogen lights in the hallway lol!

suisidevw

ha ha, sounds very interesting! Good luck!