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Waxing a floor????

  • 28-10-2012 08:56PM
    #1
    little me
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 90 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I just got oak floorboards for my kitchen, just wondering what the census is on putting a briwax on them, instead of a stain/varnish??
    Can it handle the footwear plus having two babies around?
    Can you use bleach and mop a waxed floor?


    Any advice would be great,
    Cheers,
    Littleme


Comments

  • #2
    dathi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭dathi


    ah
    no. wax is the softest finish you can use and your oak boards will be filthy in no time


  • #3
    North West
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 439 ✭✭North West


    Hi
    This would not be a good idea, especially on a kitchen floor, Wax is a very soft finish and will get dirty very quickly. Then it will have to be waxed again and again to maintain a proper colour. Use a good floor varnish and give a floor three coats. Sanding lightly between coats with fine sand paper to give each coat a grip. You will also have to give the back of the boards a good heavy coat of varnish to stabalise the board. Otherwise you will have a sealed side and an unsealed side which will cause a thing called crowning. This is where moisture can penetrate the back of the board and cause the board to cup,
    NW


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