Door-steps getting a hammering

[RossJarvis]

Does anyone know much about the effects of continuous saturation on hardwood doorsteps? Due to the rain lately I've noticed a number of friends doorsteps have been saturated since at least December. I checked mine which is also saturated. A couple of these seem fairly soft in parts and it seems as if they are starting to rot. Mine also seems to be softening up.

Hardwoods are used on these as they aren't usually painted and have greater resistance to rotting than the softwood frames. Has anyone else noticed this and are we likely to be seeing them rot out due to the continual saturation we've had lately?

I'm a bit concerned as I've recently fitted an oak doorstep to a property and am wondering how it's likely to stand up.

 

[Paul Chapman]

My back door and door step take quite a bashing from the weather. I treat them once a year with Sadolin Classic which keeps them in good condition. If you do nothing, they will rot.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[RossJarvis]

As a short term measure I put 5 coats of Liberon Floor oil on as it was all I had. This is for interior use not exterior, I'm hoping it'll give some protection, I think it's based on linseed oil. I'm starting to worry that it'll be counter-productive.

 

[Paul Chapman]

If you've used Liberon floor oil, you can probably use Sadolin Classic over it. Liberon say that brushes used to apply floor oil should be cleaned with white spirit and the data sheet for Sadolin Classic says that any spills should be cleaned up with white spirit, so they should be compatible http://www.sadolin.co.uk/wp-content/upl ... -sheet.pdf

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[RossJarvis]

Thanks Paul.

I'll wait till it's dry, that'll be July.....July 2015 I think! :?