And handyman here, who could give me a tip if it's possible / how to fix a hole I've accidentally made in a parquet floor? Two very heavy metal legs of a desk dropped on the floor (during dismantling) and made four very distinguishable holes in the parquet floor of an apartment we should hand over in two days and I'm looking for a way to fix the holes (varnish over?), so that it would be accepted by the Verwaltung in the handover. Would you have a tip for a specific product, using which I could get the job done? Attached is a picture of the hole (size about 3x18mm). Thank you!
Hi all,
Perhaps this: buy a piece of wood of the same color, grind it to powder, mix the powder with varnish and press it into the hole. Although it seems very difficult and most likely won't make a perfect flat surface so the damage becomes invisible. Normally you would patch the hole this way than sand the whole parquet.
There's also another wood trick worth trying, but 2 days is definitely too short to experiment, keep the hole wet, a drop of water every day.... wood expands when acquiring moisture.
You could try with wooden floor wax repair
If you have home contents insurance you should leave it for the landlord and recoup any costs via the insurance.
I've tried the wax filler on an oak veneered floor I had in a flat I owned back in Scotland, it does the job but is not that easy to match in.
I did it in a previous house. You just have to heat it to the melting point and pour it on the floor. The result is not bad in terms of surface and will resist floor cleaning, however I found a bit hard to match the color so the fix stayed quite visible.
Another option: small damages to the floor can be accepted during the inspection depending on the age of the floor, since each part of the house has an official wear period (there are tables for this). I don't remember the age of the wooden floor, but after a certain number of years damages become "expected" and the tenant is not required to pay for fixing them.
I hope someone can be more precise
Try this (See attached picture):
With some luck, you can pull out the wood chip, put a lot of glue and filling in the hole, then cover with the just removed wooden chip (put some glue).
I bought a kit (in the US unfortunately) that had 3 or 4 colors of wax stuff, and 3 or 4 colors of permanent marker that you could use to blend in the color of the wax stuff. Something much like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PHQCH4C (sorry, I couldn't find something comparable on a Swiss site)
It worked like a charm, after using it I couldn't find the places that I had patched.
I hadn't heard of wax repair but I actually need some myself, so this has been a super helpful thread for me!
OP, I found this: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/produc...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's on Amazon.de but I imagine you could get it sent to CH if desperate. It looks like it includes both wax (for hole-type damage) as well as markers for scratches. I've ordered it myself so I can let you know how it goes.
I repair this sort of thing on furniture almost on a daily basis in my workshop.
Personally, I'd just put it on your home insurance.
If not, 1st thing to do is to try to expand the wood as much as possible:
Cover the area with a damp cloth, then place a hot iron on top of the damage (keep it moving, always) apply a little steam, and repeat until the wood stops rising.
Let it dry properly (at least 12hrs to get all the moisture out)
Get yourself a wax filler kit:
https://www.fruugoschweiz.com/lamina...gaAmBkEALw_wcB
(We ourselves use exclusively König and Mohawk refinishing products)
Blend 2-3 hardwaxes to match the lightest tint of wood, before you drop it in the dent.
Level, using the plastic tool, or an old creditcard. Make sure to take of small cuts each passing, otherwise you run the risk of lifting all you wax out of the damage.
Ideally, now you match the grain of the wood with a grain pencil. In fact, you can also use a sharpened soft (children's) pencil. The idea is to visually distract the eye away from the damaged area by letting a grain run right over the damaged area. Or make it look like a knot in the wood.
As an intermediate step we ourselves use a wood toner to blend in the damage.
Now, as a last step you'd need to seal and match the sheen with the surrounding area. These kits never come with the aerosols, so as a last resort you could perhaps even use a hair spray, but this is not lasting, better is to buy a acryl clear coat spray at the DIY shop which kindoff mimics the thinned down pu/acryl clear finish aerosols a pro would normally use. Make sure to really spray very very light over the whole area around the dent.
Again, I'd put it on your insurance, getting a pro (almost) invisible finish will cost you more than chf 200 in just buying the materials.
Slightly off topic, I have the combined Hausehold and private liability insurance from AXA, https://www.axa.ch/en/private-custom...-contents.html
Does it cover such things? I took it because I was thinking about my personal stuff I have in the flat, as it's the ground floor. It would be nice if it actually covers small damages when moving out. Have to find the fine print, but maybe someone already know?
Just asking as I'm moving out soon.
Just answering my question, the liability insurance covers it.