Thanks for the replies. As often they have generated more questions so please bear with me...
"Try vitrificateur" - I think I've heard of this. Isn't it some sort of non solvant based varnish? Any idea if it chips?
"I'll be oiling them" I'm more attracted to this treatment but what type of oil are you using (Linseed?) and where is the best place to source it? Leroy Merlin et al or a specialist shop?
Thanks again
Hi
I would think it depend on the what you are going to be doing on the floor.
I fitted a chestnut floor in our kitchen. I got a 'cuisine' strength vitrificateur (water based) this was uncoloured which lets the wood colour through but is washabl, very happy with it.
Thanks for the suggestion. I've actually now treated the floors but coincidentally I think I've arrived at the same point as you. After much consideration I bought some water based acrylic lacquer from Screwfix called Aqualac. It goes on with a deck treatment roller, dries with a satin finish within 30 minutes and (so far) seems to be very hard wearing. It resists water and chemical spills and doesn't appear to chip or scratch too easily. We did 120m2 in about an hour and it took about 10 minutes to clean up the brushes and roller afterwards. We sat down with a glass of red and by the time we'd finished it the floor was dry enough to walk across.
I realize this will probably invoke howls of anger from the 'natural product police' but you have to do what suites your circumstances. Everyone who has seen it has been very complementary (or probably just too polite to say what they think)!
Hey Adrian if you like it and it works then that's cool! It certainly seems a helluva lot quicker than all those natural products!
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