Hi Guys,

Looks like I am in need of your expert opinion.

Have a parquetry floor, it is finished in bona traffic. The floor has been water damaged. The area that is damaged is not that large (~6 sqm). Unfortunately the whole floor is open area, so the damaged area integrates into the rest of the floor which is ~120 sqm (it is approx 60 sqft and 1200 sqft for the imperial folk).

I am not a complete nob -- after all I layed and finished that floor myself, (there are some photos still handing in the photoboard phorum), so I have a bit of an idea, but simply do not have time or expertise to tackle this now, so I am getting quotes to get this repaired.

The repair will be to relay the damaged area and to finish it.

Which brings me to my questions.

Ideally I would like the end result to look as if nothing happened -- is this realistic?
Ideally I would like to avoid a complete resand of the entire floor, but can #1 be still achieved?

I would imagine the process would be:
1. pull the damaged planks, lay the new floor
2. sand the new floor to bring it level with the old
3. feather the edge between the old and new floor -- i'd imagine is a very hard job
4. apply coat or two to the new floor
5. screen the entire floor
6. apply one or two coats to the entire floor

Is this how you would takle this?

Anything else I've got to wach out?

Many thanks for your opinions,

Regards,
Alexei

Let's put it this way. Most people will probably not see that type of repair. However, you will. Because you know it was done there. I have done these exact types of repairs and it is hit or miss on the color and the blending in of the stain, finish and sanding. Sometimes I even surprize myself as I cannot see where the repair starts or stops. Othertimes, I can see it. In all reality, it is a crap shoot, even with the best guy around.

Thanks Gary,
I know very well what you mean. When you know that it is there and know what to look for you will see it. I'll keep that in mind.

Is it realistic to expect them not to resand the entire floor?

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As I see it, have the spot repair done first. If it doesn't look good enough, then you could have the entire floors sanded.