What is my best way of protecting oak skirting board and architrave?

[wanoennogs]

I am removing my old skirting board and architrave. I am replacing it with solid oak. I want to give it a hard coating to protect it bumps and scratches. I am getting conflicting advice when searching. Is a clear hard varnish my best option to protect the skirting board and architrave? If it isn't my best option what is?


This is the wood I will be buying https://www.timber2udirect.co.uk/shop/torus-skirting/

 

[endecotp]

Do you have an oak floor? How is it finished?

 

[foxhole]

I am removing my old skirting board and architrave. I am replacing it with solid oak. I want to give it a hard coating to protect it bumps and scratches. I am getting conflicting advice when searching. Is a clear hard varnish my best option to protect the skirting board and architrave? If it isn't my best option what is?


This is the wood I will be buying https://www.timber2udirect.co.uk/shop/torus-skirting/

Oak is very tough , any coating is not going to make it much more damage resistant. Use whatever finish you like.

 

[wanoennogs]

I have engineered oak flooring.

Thanks for your replies.

 

[StephenStephen]

As an amateur, I use osmo for oak skirting

 

[opps]

Plus 1 for the Osmo.

 

[wanoennogs]

Thanks

 

[SFK]

Another vote for Osmo.
Remember to only put on thin coats of osmo (and wipe off excess).

 

[wanoennogs]

How many coats of osmo should I give?

 

[SFK]

Pls check the label before taking my advice...as I am a diyer.


I tend to put on three.
Wiping it on with a J cloth (the blue ones).
And I have on occasion (on stairs hand rails) after second coat left it to dry a few days and used 600grit wet and dry sand paper with water and a touch of washing up liquid, lightly sanded the hand rails down. And then added the third coat.

I like Osmo because I find it is quite quick to apply, Walt to apply a new thin layer. When it wears (on my solid oak floors) I can lightly sand the floor and white on a new layer. I when I scratch the floor (grit on chair legs) I can wipe a little bit if Osmo into the scratch.

The problems with Osmo seem (to me with my limited personal usage) from people applying thickly like varnish, and it then never drying as it froms an outer skin.

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[wanoennogs]

Thanks.

 

[endecotp]

Why not use whatever finish your floor has?

 

[wanoennogs]

I am also replacing my floor. That will be done after the skirting board and architrave

 

[aveatry]

I used carls hard wax oil on my engendered oak floor and the same on the skirt, its now called bona as carls was taken I also used the same on my engineered oak doors then a coat of floor reviver that I buffed up to a sheen, not a gloss.

 

[wanoennogs]

Thanks.