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Arbeiter8727 Feb 2015 08:21Hello,
I’m moving into an apartment where all the rooms have old wooden floorboards. The owner completely renovated the apartment, including sanding the floorboards.
The whole thing looks really great! ;-)
He told me that the floor has only been sanded but not treated further. He doesn’t want to treat it either, as oils, waxes, or varnishes would change the color and grain of the wood. So the floor is not sealed, and I’m not allowed to seal it myself.
According to him, the floorboards were installed between 1890 and 1900. He believes the wood is now so dry that it can no longer absorb moisture.
For cleaning, he said to occasionally wipe with a slightly damp cloth and some soap, but mostly just sweep and vacuum!
I’m not very experienced with this. Of course, sealing would generally be better, that makes sense, but it’s also true that sealing affects the look.
My question is: Could there be problems if I wipe the floor lightly damp once a month and otherwise just sweep or vacuum? Or do you have any other tips for maintaining an unsealed wooden floor without using oil, wax, or varnish?
I’m moving into an apartment where all the rooms have old wooden floorboards. The owner completely renovated the apartment, including sanding the floorboards.
The whole thing looks really great! ;-)
He told me that the floor has only been sanded but not treated further. He doesn’t want to treat it either, as oils, waxes, or varnishes would change the color and grain of the wood. So the floor is not sealed, and I’m not allowed to seal it myself.
According to him, the floorboards were installed between 1890 and 1900. He believes the wood is now so dry that it can no longer absorb moisture.
For cleaning, he said to occasionally wipe with a slightly damp cloth and some soap, but mostly just sweep and vacuum!
I’m not very experienced with this. Of course, sealing would generally be better, that makes sense, but it’s also true that sealing affects the look.
My question is: Could there be problems if I wipe the floor lightly damp once a month and otherwise just sweep or vacuum? Or do you have any other tips for maintaining an unsealed wooden floor without using oil, wax, or varnish?
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nordanney27 Feb 2015 08:56Great flooring!
What problems could there be? At most, it might get dirty☺ if dirt is brought in from outside.
We only vacuum our oiled parquet floors, and if necessary, we use a (slightly damp) mop.
Oiling with an uncolored oil does not harm or discolor the floor – however, the surface is then slightly less protected.
What problems could there be? At most, it might get dirty☺ if dirt is brought in from outside.
We only vacuum our oiled parquet floors, and if necessary, we use a (slightly damp) mop.
Oiling with an uncolored oil does not harm or discolor the floor – however, the surface is then slightly less protected.
This is probably more a question for a carpentry and woodworking forum. Such topics are often discussed at length and sometimes controversially.
Oiling or any other treatment will change the color appearance of wood. How much it changes depends on the type of wood and oil, but some change is almost unavoidable. So, don’t expect otherwise.
The wood currently has an equilibrium moisture content. This fluctuates with the humidity and therefore also between summer and winter. Accordingly, the gaps will also change. If you wipe it with a damp cloth, you will notice a color change that disappears again after drying.
Best regards
Michael
Oiling or any other treatment will change the color appearance of wood. How much it changes depends on the type of wood and oil, but some change is almost unavoidable. So, don’t expect otherwise.
The wood currently has an equilibrium moisture content. This fluctuates with the humidity and therefore also between summer and winter. Accordingly, the gaps will also change. If you wipe it with a damp cloth, you will notice a color change that disappears again after drying.
Best regards
Michael
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