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Parquet flooring consists of inlaid wood tile squares with repeating patterns made from short
strips of wood. The tiles are made from solid wood or laminated wood veneers and can be
installed using flooring adhesive or nails. Available in a wide variety of colors and patterns,
parquet tiles are a durable and relatively inexpensive flooring option that can enhance the
appearance of any room's décor. This article explains how to install parquet properly.

Method
1 Preparing the Subfloor

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Clean the subfloor. Remove any paint, wax, sealants, adhesives, and debris. Be
sure the subfloor is completely dry before beginning to install the parquet flooring.

2 Level the subfloor. Use a belt sander to sand any high areas and/or fill any sunken
areas with cement leveling compound.

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3 Replace any damaged areas in the subfloor. The subfloor needs to be smooth and
level to ensure the overlaid parquet floor is level.

4 Tighten any loose areas of the subfloor.

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Method
2 Installing Parquet Flooring

1 Mark the center of each wall. Use a marker to indicate the center of each wall and
draw straight chalk lines connecting opposite walls.

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2 Lay the parquet panels down on the floor. Start from the center point where the
perpendicular chalk lines intersect out to the walls along each line.
Do not apply adhesive yet. Adjust the lines if more than one-half of the last row of
panels needs to be cut.

3 Apply adhesive. Use a notched trowel held at a 45-degree angle to apply enough
adhesive on the subfloor for the area to be covered by the first parquet panel. Lay the
first panel, aligning it with the chalk lines.

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4 Add enough adhesive on the subfloor to lay the next 8 panels on both sides of
the first panel.

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5 Align the flooring.

Holding each parquet panel at a 45-degree angle, align the tongue-and-grooves

between the new panel and the adjacent panel already laid on the subfloor and tap
into place with a rubber mallet. One the panels are aligned, lay the new panel into
the adhesive. Repeat until all 8 parquet panels have been laid.

6 Repeat applying areas of adhesive and laying parquet panels until all except the
last row of parquet panels have been laid.

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7 Measure and cut the last row of parquet panels using a jigsaw. Lay the last row
of parquet panels.

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8 Set the parquet flooring firmly by rolling the newly laid panels with a 150-pound
(68.04 kg) floor roller within a few hours of completing the installation.

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Community Q&A
My hot water heater leaked. Water is now under the parquet tiles. How can this be fixed?

You would need to take up the affected wood, dry or replace the subfloor,
wikiHow Contributor plywood, or concrete, and lay down new tiles.
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What glue do I use on concrete?

Fevicol or a PVC solution can work. It gives good stability and can be applied
wikiHow Contributor using a brush or some hard material.
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