Restore Parquet vs Amtico vs other floor covering

divadee

We have just had a chap out to look at our hallway.

We thought we had herringbone parquet but had forgotton that it had quite an odd design to it with a sort of walkway through it and straight boards either side of it.

Hubby likes it but im not so sure.

The fitter also does amtico/karndean etc.. and now im swaying with going down that route.

im just unsure which will be the most hardwearing out of all the floor coverings.

I have pets and 1 daughter and we are in a bungalow so the hallway gets a hell of a lot of use.

any recommendations?

downshifted

Not wishing to hijack, but I am also looking at the possibility of restoring 50 year old parquet in our hallway - be good to see if others have done this :-)

Doozergirl

If you don't like the pattern of the parquet, then why not lift it and relay in a pattern you do like?

suisidevw

I have done thsi with the parquet throughout our house downstairs. Have you got any pics? Any questions, ask away........ what type of wood OP?

keystone

Flanker wrote: »

Is it original flooring in a period home? If so getting rid of it could mean losing some value.

Agree. It would be a shame to cover it up but its the OPs decision.

Karndean does some really good-quality solid and I think even sandable engineered options. I would probably go for that over Amtico's vinyl flooring because the wood can be sanded down in future and refinished, which should give it a longer lifespan than vinyl.

Eh? Karndean flooring is vinyl. Since when have they been doing proper treewood stuff? Karndean is not as expensive as Amtico and its easier to lay and theres not that much difference in the quality although there is in the snob value.

Having said that, if durability is your main concern then maybe you should be going for flagstones (assuming your floor structure is suitable).

Sorry but that's quite contradictory to your opening sentence and as such, really doesn't make sense. Its not a farmhouse or a barn conversion after all!

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divadee

well we are going for the parquet restoration. hubby managed to convince me to be different and quirky and stand out. the cost is £400 plus vat for complete restoration and sealing.

the amtico quote was £1300 and to have a complete new parquet floor in herringbone £1500.

if i had the money i would go for complete change to new parquet. i will take a picture when we lift the carpet up again.

its a lovely solid english light oak that is down and should come up a lovely light colour when restored.

downshifted

divadee wrote: »

well we are going for the parquet restoration. hubby managed to convince me to be different and quirky and stand out. the cost is £400 plus vat for complete restoration and sealing.

Was it a local company or would they work in Kent? I have tried sending an info request to Old2New Flooring but have had no response yet

Good luck and do let us know how you get on :-)

WestonDave

I suspect when you have it done you will be stunned by how good it looks when restored compared to what it looks like now. We had ours done over the summer - we were a little bit dubious before we started because it looked pretty rough, but when we came back off holiday to see the finished result we were bowled over. We had the heating engineer round a couple of weeks ago (he'd fitted the system 2 years ago and has been back annually to service it) - first thing he said when he walked in the door was "Wow - is this floor new" - turned out he had parquet floor hidden away, and by the time he left he was seriously considering getting his done. We've found the finish surprisingly hard wearing - the only tiny scratch we've seen so far is when I dropped a key point first onto it.

suisidevw

£400 for the hallway?! Jeeez! If you're even half DIY savvy you'll be able to do this for less than £100 in less than a day. What are they going to seal it with? Good luck.


PS, i have oak in the hallway and it's brilliant, looks amazing.

divadee

downshifted wrote: »

divadee wrote: »

well we are going for the parquet restoration. hubby managed to convince me to be different and quirky and stand out. the cost is £400 plus vat for complete restoration and sealing.

Was it a local company or would they work in Kent? I have tried sending an info request to Old2New Flooring but have had no response yet

Good luck and do let us know how you get on :-)

it was a local woord specialist flooring company. i asked around and was recommended them by a couple of people. very impressed with them so far.

will take piccys and let you know how we get on.

divadee

suisidevw wrote: »

£400 for the hallway?! Jeeez! If you're even half DIY savvy you'll be able to do this for less than £100 in less than a day. What are they going to seal it with? Good luck.


PS, i have oak in the hallway and it's brilliant, looks amazing.

its a v big bungalow hallway, so quite a big size. I would rather pay someone and get the guarantee that its done properly. Its also finding the tome to get on with it!