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Parquet flooring refurbishment
Poppy9
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Thought my experience might be of use to some other MSE.
We have recently sanded down our oak flooring in our dining room and I have been searching for advice on whether to wax it or varnish it. A friend put me onto OSMO hardwax oil. I managed to locate it at a local building suppliers. I can't recommend it too highly. A 2.5l tin cost £45 but it covers 30m2 twice. You apply two thin coats with a brush (the man in the building centre said he used a sweeping brush for the job). I used a hand brush and it took me just 2 hours to cover the whole room (about 25' x 14'). It's brought the wood out beautifully and will last for years with little maintenance.
The advantage of wax over varnish/lacquer is that varnish/lacquer will scratch and then you have to resand to reapply. With the wax you just apply somemore.
We have recently sanded down our oak flooring in our dining room and I have been searching for advice on whether to wax it or varnish it. A friend put me onto OSMO hardwax oil. I managed to locate it at a local building suppliers. I can't recommend it too highly. A 2.5l tin cost £45 but it covers 30m2 twice. You apply two thin coats with a brush (the man in the building centre said he used a sweeping brush for the job). I used a hand brush and it took me just 2 hours to cover the whole room (about 25' x 14'). It's brought the wood out beautifully and will last for years with little maintenance.
The advantage of wax over varnish/lacquer is that varnish/lacquer will scratch and then you have to resand to reapply. With the wax you just apply somemore.
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I'll give OSMO my vote too! We had the floor refurbished 3 years ago and this was recommended to us by the refurbishers.0
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