I’m about to sand down my ‘newish’ but grubby and paint stained pine floor boards which were originally covered with carpet and I’m debating as to whether I should use a floor varnish or Ozmo oils or some other product? The area will be subject to quite high traffic, a corridor leading to a small office, a bedroom and a bathroom. The bathroom floor itself will also need the sanding down and coating treatment, so water resistance will have to be one of the properties. Furthermore, these rooms could be rented out for B&B purposes in the future, so a hard wearing surface is also essential.
All of the walls in the small office and some of the walls in the bathroom and corridor have original timber paneling which is a dark rosewood colour and whilst I have considered painting the floor black, I think this combined with the paneled walls will make the rooms too dark, in particular,the narrow corridor which will end up looking like a dark tunnel. On the other hand the current white pine floorboards are far too bright and out of keeping with the character of the property. I certainly don’t want to go back to carpet, So which is it to be?
I believe the original and much older pine floorboards in other parts of the property (about 190 years old) were simply treated with a sealer and then beeswaxed which produces quite a pleasing darkish colour and patina but I’m sure it wouldn’t look anywhere near as good on the new white pine boards which would probably turn out more orange.
Polyurethane varnishes which I’ve used on other newer properties in the past always seemed to be a fairly safe bet providing a tough surface and a wide range of shades but were prone to needing a re-sand and re-coat after several years.
Ozmo polyx oil, I’ve used only once, a clear satin finish which I used on the floor of my beach hut and quite frankly, it did nothing to enhance the floor colour. Also any furniture draged over the surface dose tend to leave scratch marks. I get the impression that you need a good period or hardwood floor to get the most out of Ozmo products. Does anybody know what the Ozmo tinted oils are like? I had a quick look at their online colour chart and I wasn’t convinced.
So there’s the problem. New pine floorboards, need to look older, a bit of patina would be nice, not too light and yet not too dark also need to be water resistant and hard wearing. Any advice appreciated.
All of the walls in the small office and some of the walls in the bathroom and corridor have original timber paneling which is a dark rosewood colour and whilst I have considered painting the floor black, I think this combined with the paneled walls will make the rooms too dark, in particular,the narrow corridor which will end up looking like a dark tunnel. On the other hand the current white pine floorboards are far too bright and out of keeping with the character of the property. I certainly don’t want to go back to carpet, So which is it to be?
I believe the original and much older pine floorboards in other parts of the property (about 190 years old) were simply treated with a sealer and then beeswaxed which produces quite a pleasing darkish colour and patina but I’m sure it wouldn’t look anywhere near as good on the new white pine boards which would probably turn out more orange.
Polyurethane varnishes which I’ve used on other newer properties in the past always seemed to be a fairly safe bet providing a tough surface and a wide range of shades but were prone to needing a re-sand and re-coat after several years.
Ozmo polyx oil, I’ve used only once, a clear satin finish which I used on the floor of my beach hut and quite frankly, it did nothing to enhance the floor colour. Also any furniture draged over the surface dose tend to leave scratch marks. I get the impression that you need a good period or hardwood floor to get the most out of Ozmo products. Does anybody know what the Ozmo tinted oils are like? I had a quick look at their online colour chart and I wasn’t convinced.
So there’s the problem. New pine floorboards, need to look older, a bit of patina would be nice, not too light and yet not too dark also need to be water resistant and hard wearing. Any advice appreciated.