- 1). Fill a mop bucket with warm water and two to three squirts of gentle dish soap. Dampen a clean mop in the soapy water, and mop the entire surface of the concrete subfloor to remove dirt and dust.
- 2). Rinse the subfloor with a clean mop and clean water. Allow the concrete to thoroughly dry for up to 48 hours. Use fans placed around the room and pointed toward the floor to speed up the drying time.
- 3). Find the center point of the room by dividing the space into four equal sections. Use a chalk snap line to mark two intersecting lines that meet in the middle to form the center point. Lay a carpenter's square to make sure the two intersecting chalk lines are at 90 degrees.
- 4). Spread an even layer of floor adhesive, using a notched trowel, beginning at the center point of the room. Hold the trowel at a 45-degree angle when spreading the adhesive.
- 5). Place four parquet tiles in the four corners created by the two intersecting chalk lines visible through the floor adhesive. Push the four parquet tiles against each other with the palm of your hands, pressing them firmly into the adhesive.
- 6). Lay additional parquet floor tiles onto the spread floor adhesive, working your way out from the center point of the room. Continue to spread floor adhesive and firmly place the parquet flooring until you have put down all of the whole tiles that will fit around the perimeter of the room. Allow the floor adhesive 24 hours to dry.
- 7). Measure and cut the parquet floor tiles with a measuring tape and saber saw. Spread the floor adhesive with the notched trowel around the perimeter of the room, in the spaces where whole parquet tiles will not fit. Install the partial parquet tiles in the spread adhesive, working in smaller sections that are more manageable, leaving a 1/2-inch gap between the wall and the parquet tiles.
- 8). Squeeze silicone to fill the 1/2-inch gap around the perimeter of the room. Allow the silicone to dry for up to 36 hours.
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