JohnnyD
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Post by JohnnyD on Jun 25, 2022 16:31:17 GMT 1
Is there a recommended oil for wooden floors in France, we hear Osmo oils are good, but seem very expensive in France? Is there a suitable cheaper option, the boards are oak and pine.......I think
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Post by exile on Jun 25, 2022 17:00:50 GMT 1
For the pine, you could adopt the Scandinavian method which involves dissolving 1 cup pure soap flakes (Le Chat) in around 1 litre water and apply that. You will need to repeat and then recoat annually.
Hardwoods can be treated with linseed oil (huile de lin) but not as good as Osmo. If this is new wood, dilute the oil with 1/5th white spirit for the first treatment and then apply a second coat when dry.
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Post by Polarengineer on Jun 26, 2022 7:40:03 GMT 1
I used monocoat natural colour oil for the roof trusses and oak floors. Excellent stuff not cheap. I believe it comes from Belgium, I had mine sent from Holland.
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Post by annabellespapa on Jun 26, 2022 8:11:18 GMT 1
For the pine, you could adopt the Scandinavian method which involves dissolving 1 cup pure soap flakes (Le Chat) in around 1 litre water and apply that. You will need to repeat and then recoat annually. Hardwoods can be treated with linseed oil (huile de lin) but not as good as Osmo. If this is new wood, dilute the oil with 1/5th white spirit for the first treatment and then apply a second coat when dry. For the oak I would use linseed oil with white spirit, test on an out of the way patch and experiment with the dilution rate, I use 2/3rds oil with 1/3 white spirit as my 100 year old floor is quite dry, the object it to get the oil to penetrate the wood and nourish the wood, you will know the right dilution rate when the mixture has soaked into the wood. It also works well for unsealed floor tiles like quarry tiles. I will try exile's suggestion for pine but I still use linseed oil and white spirit and add a little bit of wood stain. |
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Post by landmannnn on Jun 26, 2022 8:37:35 GMT 1
Out of interest, how long does it take for the smell of linseed oil to fade?
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Post by Polarengineer on Jun 26, 2022 8:47:51 GMT 1
About 10 min if you stay in the room. Your olfactory sense cuts out after about that time. You will still smell it in the roon everytime you enter, but how long that lasts depends on your nose memory. You don't notice it after a while.
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Post by Aardvark on Jun 26, 2022 9:00:03 GMT 1
Lightbulb moment! That must be how the guy that comes to empty my fosse twice a year survives in the job.
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Post by chrisell on Jun 26, 2022 9:41:44 GMT 1
Osmo is expensive but it does the job well. On new floors it's worth the cost.
Linseed oil is cheaper - and is great on older floors to clean and finish. On new wood osmo dries quicker and doesn't smell for as long - there are various types of osmo but the helpline is great.
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Post by annabellespapa on Jun 26, 2022 9:51:00 GMT 1
I like the smell of linseed oil, reminds me when I was a child and oiling cricket bats for the school.
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Post by JohnnyD on Oct 12, 2022 12:27:01 GMT 1
We tried linseed upstairs, and the wood went very dark, we didn't like how dark it had become, will there be any less colouration/darkening with other oils like Osmo?
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Post by annabellespapa on Oct 12, 2022 13:02:17 GMT 1
It has probably gone dark as it has revived the wood. If you have diluted with some white spirit it will settle down to say one shade darker than before but you have revived the wood.
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Post by Aardvark on Oct 12, 2022 17:16:21 GMT 1
Nobody has mentioned the difference between boiled and natural linseed oil. Both were commonly available in UK but I haven't noticed two types offered here. There were, if I recall, different results. Perhaps Uncle Google knows.
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Post by annabellespapa on Oct 13, 2022 8:52:18 GMT 1
Osmo is expensive but it does the job well. On new floors it's worth the cost. Linseed oil is cheaper - and is great on older floors to clean and finish. On new wood osmo dries quicker and doesn't smell for as long - there are various types of osmo but the helpline is great. Wasn't raw for putty and boiled as a wood treatment/preserver, I still love the smell ! Edit- According to Uncle Google, both are both good wood preservers but boiled is generally used as it dries much quicker, raw can take up to 3 days to dry/soak in. It does slightly darken the wood but enhances the natural grain. |
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Post by JohnnyD on Oct 13, 2022 10:24:40 GMT 1
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Post by annabellespapa on Oct 13, 2022 11:46:56 GMT 1
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