tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081662385488791554.post4798713833065666639..comments2023-11-18T00:58:00.025-08:00Comments on Sawdust In My Socks: Finishing An Oak FloorKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081662385488791554.post-41119761357203997372014-01-09T03:41:53.251-08:002014-01-09T03:41:53.251-08:00Brilliant. Love the colour -it looks the same colo...Brilliant. Love the colour -it looks the same colour as my floors, lol <br />I did a lot of research on flooring, as we have old floorboards down everywhere in our house . I decided a wax finish would be best as we have a very excitable lab who dases everywhere at top speed. Any claw marks would be able to be repaired easily. Also I am not steady on my feet and didn't want to slip. An oiled finish does give some traction and is certainly not as slippy as say a tiled floor or pre finished laminate (and the dog doesn't slip as easily either).<br />Another bonus is that I find hoovering taxing and a quick dash round with a microfibre mop is much easier and gets rid of all dust and dog hair<br />What stain did you use and what oil finished wax, looks a lovely colour and I still need to do the upstairs floors, the stuff I used was horribly expensive.<br />P.s I am disabled and nearly sixty (and female) but I managed all this myself and my brother, who calls a spade a spade, thinks it looks great.leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816000504121096153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081662385488791554.post-52067966652483337812013-10-07T14:26:00.946-07:002013-10-07T14:26:00.946-07:00No worries! I recommend it. This is Treatex and I ...No worries! I recommend it. This is Treatex and I used the smae finish on a floor I did for my mother about 4 years ago and it still looks fine with no marks on itKev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081662385488791554.post-73568201175435985552013-10-07T14:24:48.507-07:002013-10-07T14:24:48.507-07:00I'm not a massive fan of anything pre-finished...I'm not a massive fan of anything pre-finished as if anything happens at a later date you can sand it back off and start again! I have fitted a lot of that stuff though. Laying on a concrete slab is not an everyday thing but it just worked out best for what I was doing here. I've done it a number of times in the past and a lot of parque flooring is done like that (I've used the same adhesive on this one). The adhesive is super strong but allows the boards to expand and contract like they need to. Also the boards have groves in the back to allow for a bit of movement that way. Hopefully the concrete was completly dry when I put the floor down or thats when you have problems!<br />As for the finish a poly finish scratches easy and is harder to touch up. With the oiled floor when it's looking a bit tired I can just "feed" it another coat. You'd be surprised how good a finish you can get from an oiled floor although if you want a high gloss finish then this isn't the one to go for. It's a matt finish thats kind of got a warm glow (without wanting to sound like an arse)Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081662385488791554.post-19192900704021220692013-10-07T14:17:32.215-07:002013-10-07T14:17:32.215-07:00Thanks BrianThanks BrianKev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081662385488791554.post-35869842321836970342013-10-07T14:17:17.512-07:002013-10-07T14:17:17.512-07:00Cheers Gorges!Cheers Gorges!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081662385488791554.post-20199298667064164422013-10-01T10:00:18.364-07:002013-10-01T10:00:18.364-07:00I showed this to Marcia Kev. She insisted on varn...I showed this to Marcia Kev. She insisted on varnishing the floors of the cottage, you want to see how scuffed they look now. We are now half way through building the next two cottages. She has agreed that we should oil the floors. Thanks mate!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081662385488791554.post-91500131152556333352013-09-29T10:57:47.794-07:002013-09-29T10:57:47.794-07:00Look's good Kev as always :)Look's good Kev as always :)Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307538108627287225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081662385488791554.post-30165968128222640182013-09-29T07:00:43.968-07:002013-09-29T07:00:43.968-07:00Don't think I have ever heard of an oiled floo...Don't think I have ever heard of an oiled floor on this side of the pond. For that mater gluing down wood flooring over a cement slab is also unheard of. Typically over cement slabs we do floating engineered prefinished wood.(we call them European). Basically 20 cm wide T&G plywood strips with a 3 mm veneer of preefinished hardwood. For the raw wood sort here it is usually 2&1/4 wide T&G red oak, nailed down over a plywood subfloor, sanded and polyurethaned with one coat of sealer and three of poly-U.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com