Is it possible to install parquet flooring by gluing it yourself? Or is it better to have a professional do it?

Hello,

we wanted to choose flooring today and the flooring guy told us that the 85 sqm parquet could also be glued/installed by ourselves.

I know that this should not be a problem with floating installation, but what is your opinion about gluing?

Are 5 full days realistic for that, what do you estimate? Having it installed costs 22 euros per sqm, so the potential savings are about 1500 euros including the discount we would get.

If you don't have two left hands, the floor is reasonably level, and you have proper adhesive, it is not achievable in five full days. However, I am assuming click parquet.

That is faster

Of course, the baseboards still need to be added.

Desk jockey also speaks from personal experience (so far about 400 sqm of parquet or country house floorboards glued down).

What do you estimate how much time needs to be planned if 5 days are not enough?

It should be click parquet....

That goes faster

hidden irony

Prefinished parquet can be glued very quickly. The time required depends 1. on the size of the individual parquet pieces, 2. on the quality of the parquet manufacturer and above all on the substrate. Solid parquet, which is filled and sanded after installation, takes more time, but is also doable, just not in five days.

Best regards
Sabine

What do you estimate how much time should be planned if 5 days are not enough?

It should be click parquet....

It should be manageable in two to three days without stress. As I said, click parquet. Everything else is a whole different ballgame.