POSTED: April 7, 2009 by velocci
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I had parquet removed from a small room that was converted into a new bathroom. It didn't seem to take long to remove it and I assumed it was quite easy to pull up. However the same guy is here today doing the kitchen floor and he just said it was VERY hard to remove, he used a small crowbar that you'd use to remove baseboards.
At the time he suggested just putting the subfloor on top of the parquet but that would have meant quite a step up to the ceramic from the hallway so he decided to lift the parquet up to minimize that.
I had the rest of the house parquet floor stained dark and everyone loves it but when they sanded it, it was very light and you could just have it sanded and then sealed which would give you a lighter appearance, a blonde oak, which is quite nice. It would depend upon your budget of course. If there was a spare $15-20,000 I would have gotten new hardwood throughout.
Parquet is glued down and is not easy to remove. Minumum charge is about $1.50/sf to remove and dispose, and that price is usually tied into having the same company install the floor. Plus depending on the glue ....some may not lift off completely, and then the installer of the new floor will want to recommend putting a thin layer of plywood down before the hardwood...now you are adding even more bucks to the picture. Parquet is such an outdated look. Hardwood is the way to go....goodluck.
Didn't realize you were building. Personally I would go with the upgrade of hardwood....save the hassle of ripping it out later. And yes it's a pain in the butt to remove just like any hard surface flooring. You will end up paying way more in the end to remove $ and then install$ plus cost of the new hardwood = more $. Better to do it the right way now.
for the longest time i loved dark color floors. but now i like the natural look. so the original question, if you know, is the parquet hard to take out? or am i going to have to pay and arm and a leg to have someone remove it? or should i pay the builder to install it as an upgrade when they build the house?
to liven up the parquet you sand and restain with a darker stain. It can turn out quite nice. Sarah Richardson did it in her last redo and it turned out great!