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| raynerd:
Hi Chris Purchased some maple 1" x 19mm planed all sides to put a boarder around the floor. I used BritishHardwoods - presuming you are in the UK, they are a great service and a amazing price on the wood IMO. Obviously, I`ve no connection with them but was local enough to visit this evening. As I`ve done more sanding I`ve also noticed that the gaps become more visible where the parquet blocks haven`t quite met properly. So this evening, I also purchased some Lecol 7500 filler, the stuff you mix with fine sawdust and then skim it over the floor to fill any gaps. I haven`t used it yet, but i`ll let you know how I get on. I`m also going to inlay some blocks using my CNC machine. I posted pics a few weeks ago under my aluminium cnc machine build - you`ll see it under project logs. I`ll be insering the inlayed blocks around the perimeter being the maple boarded. It has to be said, that it is going better than I expected. Before you start laying, one piece of advice - make sure if you are fitting herringbone style, that your centre row is 100% spot on. If not, it throws the rest out completely! |
| Chris O:
Hi Chris, no wonder you've got the handle of 'Hero'. You are good. The blocks are about 1/2 inch thick which means we don't have to lift the worktops in the kitchen. I know what you mean about over-sanding and the risk of ending up with nothing left lol! All the blocks are the same thickness and will be careful on this. Thanks for the adhesive/filler type and for the tip on laying a herring bone pattern. Look forward to seeing your pics on completed floor. Take care.l Chris O |
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