ᐅ Parquet flooring installed with numerous small holes (woodworm)
Created on: 11 Dec 2024 10:51
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haeusle-in-bw
Hello everyone,
We bought a house and had 120 sqm (1,292 sq ft) of new hardwood flooring (Joka country-style oak planks with knots) professionally installed by a flooring specialist. The flooring looks really beautiful and was expertly glued down, but over the past few weeks, on closer inspection, we noticed that a large portion of the planks have small holes in the wood, similar to those caused by woodworm damage. Some of the holes are filled with putty, while others are not.
I assume that some of the holes are too small to have been detected and filled during the machine-based puttying process. So: I don’t believe there is any active woodworm present (we haven’t seen any beetles, frass, and the planks were treated by the supplier anyway). However, it seems likely that woodworm was once present, and I’m quite bothered by the number of holes. Dirt can get in everywhere. Of course, we paid a significant amount of money for these 120 sqm (1,292 sq ft) of new hardwood flooring! About half of the planks are affected.
Therefore, my question is: is this considered a defect that we are justified in complaining about? Or is this within the acceptable range of “tolerances” or “natural imperfections”?
If yes, should we address this with the flooring installer or directly with Joka?
I look forward to hearing your opinions.
Best regards
We bought a house and had 120 sqm (1,292 sq ft) of new hardwood flooring (Joka country-style oak planks with knots) professionally installed by a flooring specialist. The flooring looks really beautiful and was expertly glued down, but over the past few weeks, on closer inspection, we noticed that a large portion of the planks have small holes in the wood, similar to those caused by woodworm damage. Some of the holes are filled with putty, while others are not.
I assume that some of the holes are too small to have been detected and filled during the machine-based puttying process. So: I don’t believe there is any active woodworm present (we haven’t seen any beetles, frass, and the planks were treated by the supplier anyway). However, it seems likely that woodworm was once present, and I’m quite bothered by the number of holes. Dirt can get in everywhere. Of course, we paid a significant amount of money for these 120 sqm (1,292 sq ft) of new hardwood flooring! About half of the planks are affected.
Therefore, my question is: is this considered a defect that we are justified in complaining about? Or is this within the acceptable range of “tolerances” or “natural imperfections”?
If yes, should we address this with the flooring installer or directly with Joka?
I look forward to hearing your opinions.
Best regards
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nordanney14 Dec 2024 15:10haeusle-in-bw schrieb:
However, upon closer inspection over the past few weeks, we noticed, But in the end, it sounds like it is not very noticeable. I would be interested in an overview image instead of the close-up shots.
MachsSelbst schrieb:
... you don’t throw away an entire oak tree just because it has wormholes.Yes, you do. At least all the affected parts. In rare cases, the holes can be filled. As far as I know, that is a job for professionals. But selling the customer that junk as first-grade material is really quite something, if you ask me.S
Singelküche14 Dec 2024 15:49Wormholes or pinholes are not a defect in quality.
When buying from a specialized retailer, you usually sign for it on the delivery note and only notice it upon unpacking.
When buying from a specialized retailer, you usually sign for it on the delivery note and only notice it upon unpacking.
MachsSelbst schrieb:
Then it’s best to just install vinyl right away if the parquet ended up in the dumpster.
Natural materials are natural materials—you don’t throw away an entire oak just because it has wormholes. If those are even wormholes at all. Judging by the pictures, it must have been a precision woodworm, since it bored perfectly even, round holes at right angles to the planned saw cut through the wood. Impressive!https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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11ant schrieb:
If those are even wormholes at all. Judging by the pictures, it was a precision woodworm, since the perfectly uniform, circular holes suggest it bored itself at right angles to the later saw cut through the wood. Impressive! What do you see there?
I see exactly those kinds of holes, like in our oak board, imported from Canada at some point, which we use as a tabletop.
The insects that caused the holes have long since left. The oak board is unique and can be personally selected depending on whether you prefer more or fewer knots. The wormholes attract less attention because other intentional imperfections stand out more clearly.
Which product exactly are you referring to, @haeusle-in-bw?
They’re all called something like “Joka country house planks oak knotty.” There are Deluxe and other grades. I assume the holes and other irregular marks are quality features of natural wood?
nordanney schrieb:
I would be interested in an overview picture instead of the close-up shots. You can find that in the sliding door thread.
And from the photo there, everything looks really great!
Solid wood is definitely different from plastic, laminate, and the like. It once lived, and that’s exactly what you want when choosing solid wood.