5 finger parquet restoration

[HappiestSleeping]

I have 5 finger parquet flooring. The tiles are 4 x 4 sets of 5 fingers at right angles, and they have a bitumen adhesive on some form of backing paper. The edges have been butchered by previous carpet gripper, dogs digging out the edges etc, and the finish is worn away.

I have spare fingers, but I don't know what adhesive to use to glue them in. It would need to be compatible with the bitumen.

Also, I am planning to sand, and refinish, so would need to use resin with the sawdust to fill gaps. I don't know what resin to use either, although that it easier to find out than the glue.

Any suggestions from the hive mind would be most welcome please?

I got a man in. It wasn't expensive as these things go (£300?), took him half a day, and it looks great. It would have taken me days and wouldn't have looked anywhere near as good. In fact, before he started you could see ridges in it where it had been badly sanded previously.

I don't suppose you live in Hampshire? I can't find anyone interested.

Afraid not. I found him after I visited a friend's newly renovated house and admired her floor. Just a one man band. I'd been trying for years too, none of the bigger businesses with fancy websites seemed interested in my little floor either.

Have you tried asking on a local FB group? I've found some good tradesmen that way.

Unfortunately, Facebook hasn't proved useful.

Take care if exposing bitumen as it can contain asbestos

I’m in Devon and we have several parquet flooring firms, not sure if they would travel but there has to be something locally . ( we have pop do and another one who name I can’t remember!)