Flooring dilemmas

2 years ago

Hi
I’m struggling to decide on my flooring. I am intending to switch round the kitchen and bathroom and remove the wall and stub between the current loo and bathroom to become a walk through kitchen (semi open plan). At the moment I have parquet in the second bedroom, hall corridor and living room. Also turns out there is parquet under the vinyl in the kitchen, loo and bathroom. The open areas are very yellow looking. It’s a soft pine and would have been put in in the late 40s so fairly damaged/dented in places. Too much to fully sand out. Every area would need patching as the spare room will have the old cupboard removed and the fire place in the sitting room has gone. Main bedroom has sisal, third bedroom (study) has carpet, planning sisal for the main hall area and marmoleum or something for the new shower room and the ensuite (in old kitchen - parquet can be lifted from here for other areas). My neighbour has just had her parquet sanded and oiled and it hasn’t come up very well. Is the simplest option therefore to lay new flooring over the old parquet? Are there any restrictions? Will that cause too many height changes? Have added photos of floor plan (red dot areas have parquet laid on concrete, yellow dot areas are regular floorboards, blue squiggles are where the concrete walls will be removed), my hallway, my living room entrance, neighbour’s second bedroom and hall corridor after treating, neighbour’s kitchen after treating (which was covered with vinyl). Have tried to keep the post as short as possible - all thoughts/ideas welcome! Maybe patch up spare bedroom and use rugs then focus on something new for the living room? What would you do in the kitchen area? I don’t want tiles anywhere, good at dropping things and like warm underfoot. It feels like rather a minefield!

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JC
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2 years ago
Plus other two photos
Avril
2 years ago
My understanding is that parquet of this age should not be covered. There may not be any damp proof under floor but it can currently breath.
By covering it up with a vinyl / wood etc you are trapping in any moisture which can start to make it warp over time and cause further problems.

I would be surprised also if any manufacturer would guarantee their product installed over parquet.
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Thanks for your feedback. It’s good to hear from someone with a similar setup. Yes most time is spent in the lounge as it’s near the garden and is the nicest of all the rooms. The current dining room can be a bit shut away and get quite cold. If we were to change it and move the lounge to the front we know this would still be an issue but we would plan on making is cosier with furnishings. There is also an external chimney breast we would reinstate to be able to install a fire. Which as a lounge we would use, but as a dining room not so much. Yes there is a room above unfortunately but we would have two side windows facing west and the large patio doors facing south. Usually once we get to mid morning the sun fills the current lounge and kitchen through most of the day and evening, which is almost too much in the summer! But I guess in the winter that won’t necessarily be the case. Something worth thinking about I guess before deciding.
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Looks a nice big house. I think I’d live it in first and see how you use the space. I’d definitely want a larger kitchen but I think with a 4 storey house you also need a WC downstairs. There are a lot of guest bedrooms, maybe you could use one of the upstairs rooms as a laundry room and maybe another study or play room? Or consider using bed 3 (?) as a lovely ensuite to the principal bedroom. It may also be cheaper/easier to use that back bedroom as a bathroom given where the existing pipe work is. Maybe in future you could also consider extending into the side return?
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JC
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2 years ago
Ok. Any ideas on what best to do in that case?
JC
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2 years ago
Hi. Anyone any design thoughts to input? Thanks
siobhanmcgee90
2 years ago
It looks great just get it sanded and finished to your taste. My sister just laid a floor like this recently at a huge cost. Have an expert come in to advise on this and to estimate the cost to repair and sand and refinish. I think if you had a moisture issue, the wood would have warped which it hasn’t.
JC
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2 years ago
I may well have a moisture issue once all the changes have been made as it will be in the kitchen? Hence thinking of changing the floor in the sitting room/new kitchen. Also the damage the parquet in areas means it won’t be able to be sanded flat so causes issues seen in the pics of my neighbour’s floor

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