Parks New Zealand Co, Ltd.

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Installation Process

Click together system

• No glue necessary

• Laminate

• Bamboo

Tongue and grove

• Glue between tongue and grove

• Solid Wood

• Engineered Wood

Floating process

• Reduction in gapping due to ability to expand and contract

• Easy to install

• Underlay provides insulation, reduction in sound, prevents moisture

Basic Wood Floor Repairs DIY

Replacing a strip or single piece of flooring:

If a strip or piece of flooring is damaged beyond being sanded and filled, you should replace it.

First, look for nails in the board and drive them as far through the board as you can by using a hammer and nail set. After you've finished driving the nails, it's now time to remove the old board and install a new board:

1.  Utilizing a chisel, split the board. Doing so makes removal easier

2. Pry out the old board

3. Remove any left over nails or drive them out of the way

4. Cut a new board to the same size as the one you took out

5. Test-fit the new board to be sure that it will fit in place. If it doesn't fit re-cut the board

6. Apply construction adhesive to the back of the new strip

7. Install and tap the new board into place. Use something to protect the strip while tapping it

8. Nail the board and drive the heads slightly below the surface.

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Note: It may not always be possible to match the finish of your floor. You can try using stains or sealers before you re-finish the entire floor to match.

Repairing a buckled board:

Sometimes, due to high humidity, a floor can buckle. You will need to fix this for two important reasons:

1. To prevent more damage to the floor in the future

2. More importantly to remove the danger of tripping

Although not easy the best way to remedy this situation is to access the floor from below and drive a screw into the buckled board (without going through the surface) through the sub-floor while applying weight to the board from above. This combination will get rid of the buckled spot and should hold.

Getting rid of nicks and scratches:

Usually these can be covered up with colour putty sticks. Simply clean the spot and rub the putty stick over the damaged area. Let the colour dry and wipe it with a soft cloth. Most people won't be able to tell the damage was there!

If the problem is more of a gouge you are probably better off refinishing the wood floor surface. You will certainly like the results a lot better!

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