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We have Parque Floors through out most of the house They are glued to a cement slab.
Recently some of the tiles have come unglued and are popping up in some places.
We have consulted with a couple of floor guys, but their solutions are very expensive, like taking out the whole floor and redoing it.
My question is has anybody ever had this problem and were you able to solve it with an inexpensive solution.
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Bill
 
Construction adhesive and stick them back down
 
Ok I looked up Loctite construction adhesive. I think it will work. Here is the other question. How do I pry the tile up enough to get the Loctite under it without damaging the tile. These tiles are not prefinished or tung and groove. The tiles are glued down then sanded and urethane is applied. I need to get the tile up high enough to get the loctite under it without damaging or cracking the tile. The tiles are laid in like sheets of four or so and fitted together. Do you think if I used a hair dryer to maybe loosen the tile corner that has popped up a little more so I could get enough Loctite under it to make it stay down. The floor is otherwise in good condition.
Thanks for the help.
 
Oh, misunderstood.
I thought a couple og tiles came up off the floor.

So you will need to remove one or two then try to get it under it.
I like the idea of replacing the whole floor.
That's why you don't install wood products on a concrete floor that is on ground.
To much growing and shrinking.

Hair dryer won't do what you're thinking
 
Ok. My plan is to get a very very thin tool like a really sharp spatula and pry up some more of the edge of the tiles that have popped up and squeeze some Loctite under it and lay a heavy book on top of it until it dries.The tiles that popped up slightly really started popping up when we had extremely hot weather and no humidity last week in San Diego. I am lucky that all I have to try to do is fix tiles. Some people lost their entire house to the fires. I I live about 50 miles from where the fires were. I couldn't even see the smoke from the fires from my house.
 
Before you start fighting with the tiles , Find out why they started popping up. If it is moisture, they reguling is only a temp. fix. Is it a recent install? On new concrete? Recent water issues? I have friends who had Parque that would not hold down no matter what. They had to change to a different type of flooring. All real wood will always expand and contract with changes in temp and humidity.
 
These tiles have been down about 25 years. They were installed after the oldest tiles were installed about 30 some years ago. they were not installed by the same person as the original tiles.These tiles are in the hallway and the dining room which gets far less foot traffic then the rest of the house. I think that maybe these tiles were put down with an inferior glue in some places.It isn't a moisture problem. We don't even have rain anymore in San Diego. I suspect it has more to do with how dry it has been for a long time. Maybe the glue just got real dry in some places.
I am going to try do the Loctite idea before I succumb to my wife and get a new floor. The floor looks nice it is just the loose tile in places that may become a tripping hazard.
If the Locktite doesn't work I haven't lost any thing but time and I have a lot of that.
 
I think I'd have to thin it w/ acetone and pour it under or find another kind of super thin adhesive that could be poured between the cracks.
 
It is kind of interesting.The humidity is now around 70% and the tiles are laying down somewhat. When the humidity was as low as 5% and the temperature was as high as 104 degrees was when the popping up of the tiles was most noticeable.
 
That's because everything around them was also moving
 
What about using a polyurethane based glue (aka gorilla glue) it expands while it sets. It might help get into the cracks, But you have to be careful it does not get all over. I would try a small spot first.
 
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