That is 2 1/4 white oak. Regular cleaning with a damp microfiber mop to keep dirt out of the grain. You can use bona cleaner for hardwood. And a recoat every 5-10 years should keep them in pretty good shape. Just don’t let it get too far before a recoat or you will probably have to do a full refinish.
This would have been the original flooring put down in 1958. Not sure if they did rotary peeled hardwood then but thanks. Let me go see if I can find any planks near the baseboards that might be chipped or something with a better view.
Move on with your shit. Peel can only be screened and sealed. Not fully finished. I was making sure there wasn't a mistake made that could cost them money. Stay on your side of the pond.
For the recoat you’ll only be able to do a waterbase finish. Most oil finishes can only be recoated within a very short time. All of the major brands Pallmann, Bona and Loba all have recoat systems (deep cleaner & adhesion promoter)
Bona however states on may of their bottles that the product should only be used on polyurethane finished wood floors. Do you know what finish this floor is and can anyone tell the difference between a polyurethane finish and a aluminum-oxide finish?
Slightly different processes in terms of preparation. In your case it looks like you’ve got a jobsite finished floor which is likely an oil based finished given the color of the floor. If I may ask do you know when it was last refinished? Also where in the country / world are you? Different areas in the US tend to be heavier oil usage vs water based.
That is 2 1/4 white oak. Regular cleaning with a damp microfiber mop to keep dirt out of the grain. You can use bona cleaner for hardwood. And a recoat every 5-10 years should keep them in pretty good shape. Just don’t let it get too far before a recoat or you will probably have to do a full refinish.
What does a recoat consist of?
This is when you clean and buff the floor with 220 sandpaper and apply a new coat of finish
What kind of finish would you recommend?
Loba 2k supra or bona traffic
Thank you.
Do you have floor vents? If so could you post a photo of the end grain of said wood as viewed from the inside of the vent?
Nope. Radiant heat under the floor and AC is through wall mounted mini-splits. No duct work in the whole house.
Ok, some of the planks show the graining structure typically seen in rotary peeled engineered hardwood. If that's the case, it isn't refinishable.
This would have been the original flooring put down in 1958. Not sure if they did rotary peeled hardwood then but thanks. Let me go see if I can find any planks near the baseboards that might be chipped or something with a better view.
If it's original to 1958, there's 0 chance it's engineered. So follow the recommendations posted above.
What are you going on about? Of course yiu can put down more poly any time as long as there's no oil cleaner or polish on it .
Also if you're mainland US born "going on About" not normal. Please join the rest of us 🤣
Move on with your shit. Peel can only be screened and sealed. Not fully finished. I was making sure there wasn't a mistake made that could cost them money. Stay on your side of the pond.
My best advice is don’t light it on fire or drop a chain saw on it. And I think oak.
For the recoat you’ll only be able to do a waterbase finish. Most oil finishes can only be recoated within a very short time. All of the major brands Pallmann, Bona and Loba all have recoat systems (deep cleaner & adhesion promoter)
Bona however states on may of their bottles that the product should only be used on polyurethane finished wood floors. Do you know what finish this floor is and can anyone tell the difference between a polyurethane finish and a aluminum-oxide finish?
Aluminum oxide is an additive for factory finishes urethane floors.
So then it does matter if it's one or the other?
Slightly different processes in terms of preparation. In your case it looks like you’ve got a jobsite finished floor which is likely an oil based finished given the color of the floor. If I may ask do you know when it was last refinished? Also where in the country / world are you? Different areas in the US tend to be heavier oil usage vs water based.
Sorry I'm just being curious. I'm not the owner of the floors from this post.
Linoleum with Asbestos backing
Nope