ᐅ Parquet flooring installed with numerous small holes (woodworm)
Created on: 11 Dec 2024 10:51
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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 18:52ypg schrieb:
You can find it in the sliding door threadThanks!ypg schrieb:
And after the photo there, everything looks really great!I agree. Without a close-up, I would also say: looks excellent
Singelküche schrieb:
Wormholes or pinholes are not defects in quality
What nonsense, who says that? Of course, if the original poster has signed a contract with such clauses, okay. But I have never seen anything like that anywhere except maybe with firewood. Our furniture customers get inside the wardrobe and inspect the inside surface with a magnifying glass to check if, for example, a knot hole might be too large. What do you think they would say about wormwood? Unthinkable!
11ant schrieb:
If those are wormholes at all. From the pictures, it looks like a precision woodworm, because the perfectly uniform, circular holes mean it must have burrowed at right angles to the later saw cut through the wood. Impressive!Apparently, someone has never seen woodworms or their holes before.R
ronfruehling14 Dec 2024 22:06If you want, I can start looking tomorrow. In advance: in my professionally installed Bauwerk oak parquet (about 60m² (645 ft²) from 7 years ago, with a wood thickness just under 10mm (0.4 inches)), there are fewer than 10 comparable spots in the visible area. Everyone has their own preferences.
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ronfruehling14 Dec 2024 22:26ronfruehling schrieb:
Everyone to their own taste. Exactly, here a rustic style was ordered!
K a t j a schrieb:
Our furniture customers lie down inside the wardrobe and scrutinize the inside with a magnifying glass, checking if any knot hole might be too large. Yeah, when I buy Ivar plank floors, I also check them, but without a magnifying glass.
No idea what kind of furniture you sell, but especially you should know that a piece from Hülsta is not comparable to the country-style series from India.
If there are four categories of parquet flooring, ranging from plain and boring with no knots to lively country style, and you choose the latter, you cannot expect the elegance variant.
You get what you buy! Personally, I find the Wurm series very appealing!
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