Recent content by daveking66

That's great, cheers for everyones input. Will let you know how I get on. cheers, Dave

Adidat, Can you let me know what the edges were like on the Blumsoms stuff, and if there were any voids visible? The edges will be visible on my job, so it's crucial that they look good. Cheers, Dave

Does anyone know if it's possible to find void free high quality birch ply these days? I need to find a source of high quality ply for a job where the edges will be exposed for decoration but every product from every supplier I have so far looked at has contained numerous voids on at least one...

A local supplier applied 1 coat of Ronseal Ultra tough varnish (apparently oil based) to a birch ply sample to provide some idea of finish. They informed me that oil based polyurethane finishes result in a darkening of the wood, whereas water based polyurethane does not effect colour. Is this...

Can anyone tell me if Rustins plastic floor coating will add any depth of colour to a finished surface? I'm looking for a hard wearing finish for a birch plywood floor which also gives the depth of colour seen on the birch ply floor in the attached image, more photos of which can also be seen...

They say it's for use in high traffic areas or on bar tops which get lots of abuse. So this should mean it would be absolutely yonks before it needed replacing in a domestic situation, which is what I'm after. I guess the ball ache of applying it and the need for extended period of...

I've chosen Birch ply as it's a relatively inexpensive wood floor compared to other flooring products. Plus it looks great. In my opinion the graining looks far better than cheap laminate products. The key is in creating a good finish though. The floor shown in the photo and on the...

I'm looking to hear if anyone has had any experience using SadolinPV67 for sealing floors. If so can you please let me know what you thought of the results and what it was like to use? I've heard that it is pretty gruesome stuff. I'm looking to use it on a birch plywood floor and am aiming...