ᐅ Damage after oiling parquet flooring, excess oil film despite specialist treatment
Created on: 2 Feb 2012 12:59
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guggi75-12 Feb 2012 12:59Dear forum members
Two years ago, we moved into our own home, which was previously occupied by a single woman (so the house looked almost new). Last summer, we bought new furniture for the master bedroom and a child’s bedroom and thought it would make sense to oil the nearly 6-year-old Doussie parquet floor at the same time. We hired a local flooring company to do the work. On October 3, 2011, the team applied the oil. However, they used far too much oil, resulting in a huge mess in the rooms. After several attempts, the company gave up and brought in a specialist (I had thought I was hiring specialists in the first place!). The specialist was able to absorb some of the excess oil. However, the floor was covered in stains and looked really bad. In January, the team returned with the specialist and tried again to fix the problem on a test spot, but unfortunately, this was also unsuccessful. Earlier this week, they came back once more (we won’t give up until it’s resolved) and sanded the floor (which is 6 years old and hardly used). Now we have light and dark patches on the floor and are still not satisfied.
Does anyone have any ideas on the best way to proceed so that we are not constantly living in a state of ongoing renovation?
I would be grateful for any advice.
Best regards
Patrick
Two years ago, we moved into our own home, which was previously occupied by a single woman (so the house looked almost new). Last summer, we bought new furniture for the master bedroom and a child’s bedroom and thought it would make sense to oil the nearly 6-year-old Doussie parquet floor at the same time. We hired a local flooring company to do the work. On October 3, 2011, the team applied the oil. However, they used far too much oil, resulting in a huge mess in the rooms. After several attempts, the company gave up and brought in a specialist (I had thought I was hiring specialists in the first place!). The specialist was able to absorb some of the excess oil. However, the floor was covered in stains and looked really bad. In January, the team returned with the specialist and tried again to fix the problem on a test spot, but unfortunately, this was also unsuccessful. Earlier this week, they came back once more (we won’t give up until it’s resolved) and sanded the floor (which is 6 years old and hardly used). Now we have light and dark patches on the floor and are still not satisfied.
Does anyone have any ideas on the best way to proceed so that we are not constantly living in a state of ongoing renovation?
I would be grateful for any advice.
Best regards
Patrick
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MODERATOR2 Feb 2012 17:28Hello Patrick,
I assume that the parquet was not oiled correctly. It is true that initially too much oil remains on the surface; the excess oil (the amount of oil not absorbed by the parquet) must then be removed with a rubber squeegee. Once this is done, the oil needs to be worked in. After 24 hours, the floor is then polished.
The excess oil was likely removed too late. These were the technical details regarding your issue. However, how to proceed practically is not easy to answer. One option would be to have a professional company re-oil the floor—using a tinted or colored oil. This will make the floor overall darker, but it could help to mask the stains.
A compensation payment for the poor workmanship will not make the floor look better, and a complete replacement of the floor is unlikely to be ordered by any court. You should meet again with a parquet specialist and try to find a technical solution; perhaps tinted oil will help.
I assume that the parquet was not oiled correctly. It is true that initially too much oil remains on the surface; the excess oil (the amount of oil not absorbed by the parquet) must then be removed with a rubber squeegee. Once this is done, the oil needs to be worked in. After 24 hours, the floor is then polished.
The excess oil was likely removed too late. These were the technical details regarding your issue. However, how to proceed practically is not easy to answer. One option would be to have a professional company re-oil the floor—using a tinted or colored oil. This will make the floor overall darker, but it could help to mask the stains.
A compensation payment for the poor workmanship will not make the floor look better, and a complete replacement of the floor is unlikely to be ordered by any court. You should meet again with a parquet specialist and try to find a technical solution; perhaps tinted oil will help.
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guggi75-13 Feb 2012 12:56Hello Hertweck,
Thank you very much for your input. We had a visit this morning from a flooring specialist. He said that nothing can be done with the parquet anymore and that only installing a new floor is an option. The oil has soaked in so deeply in some areas that half of the wood would have to be sanded down.
We will get another opinion and, if necessary, bite the bullet and replace the floor.
My takeaway from this situation is that, unfortunately, I can no longer fully rely on specialists and will probably only have the absolute essentials done in the future.
Thanks again for your advice.
Best regards,
Patrick
Thank you very much for your input. We had a visit this morning from a flooring specialist. He said that nothing can be done with the parquet anymore and that only installing a new floor is an option. The oil has soaked in so deeply in some areas that half of the wood would have to be sanded down.
We will get another opinion and, if necessary, bite the bullet and replace the floor.
My takeaway from this situation is that, unfortunately, I can no longer fully rely on specialists and will probably only have the absolute essentials done in the future.
Thanks again for your advice.
Best regards,
Patrick
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