finish for oak flooring

[fobos8]

Hi all

I use Osma hardwax oil for finishing most furniture projects I make but I've never used it on flooring before. I need to lay some new oak flooring in our dining room and am considering getting some unfinished or oiled and finishing it with Osma.

My question is - has anyone used this as a finish for flooring and how does it hold up to heavy traffic?

Alternative is to go for lacquered flooring.

Cheers, Andrew

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

A friend of mine recently bought a new place with Osmo PloyX'd oak flooring. It looks amazing, really natural and it holds up well to foot traffic by the garden door. Also I understand you can resand marks out and re-oil with ease so maintenance is meant to be simple. Ive not used it myself but all the folks I know who have recommend it.

 

[fobos8]

sounds good - thanks

 

[andersonec]

I get some off-cuts from this guy and he uses nothing else, you can check his flooring products and finishes here.

http://www.billinghaysawmill.co.uk/Floo ... hings.html

Andy

 

[Sheffield Tony]

I have had my hall floor down for a few years now, Osmo hard wax oil on European oak, and it is bearing up pretty well. I bought the boards pre-finished from British Hardwoods, but used some extra hard wax oil for the plugged screw holes etc. You can do spot repairs reasonably successfully.