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    Staining oak floorboards

    Perhaps you need to state what you are looking for as your post started with you considering Yacht Varnish there are many factors to consider... what rooms is it for, high traffic areas, children, pets, wet wellies, heavy boots etc is your home furnished in a contemporary or traditional...
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    Flooring a loft. Need some advice please.

    I don't understand why you think joists will be 'bouncy' 4x2 joists fixed into joist hangers should be adequate for what you have described (1 person, a desk, and a few boxes) Cross battening will only make the ceiling joists more rigid (less sideways movement) and is NOT increasing the load...
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    Parquet Bitumen Bubbles

    without further information I would hazard a guess that this has only happened since you applied the hardwaxoil? if so, this 'could' be the problem.. (I am no chemist so please forgive the clumsy explanation also, the use of certain terms may be incorrect) both bitumen and the carrier in...
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    real wood flooring

    How tall is your skirting?, very old houses would have had large boards and can usually be butted and filled, if you have something like ogee or torus profile you could try Emir, they do a 9" (228mm) model Draper do a plastic version in metric size 325mm (12.5") just google them, plenty of...
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    Staining oak floorboards

    http://www.ronsealcontractor.co.uk/prodshow.asp?prodID=1 The Safety Data Sheet is right there on the orange banner and states "Not regarded as a health or environmental hazard under current legislation" My issue is with the use of petrochemicals NOT chemicals Chemical or...
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    Staining oak floorboards

    Agreed, and something I was attempting to achieve in my post on 31 Aug @ 16:25 I don't want to ."..keep having a go at you" but I was not prepared to leave your statement "... there are no petroleum derivatives in it" unchallenged. the Blanchon .pdf you provided a link to, the very...
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    Staining oak floorboards

    If you read the label of many hardwaxoil products you will find that amongst the list of ingredients is definitely paraffin, the use of paraffin is how the wax is suspended as a liquid so as to be applied for example, a product you have previously recommended on this forum is Osmo Polyx...
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    Sanding a floating floor

    You might be as well to ask Sealine themselves if it is a current model, they are up north, not that far from you in kidderminster, they will have all the templates I see on the photos you will also need the matching tops to the cupboards and they will have them also Looking at how much...
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    Solid wood floor - width query

    That is down to personal choice, as I said - I don't like solid wood laid directly onto concrete but plenty of others do. If you can afford to lay the battening AND flooring without causing height issues with doorways etc and you don't already have too low a ceiling height (taking into...
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    Sanding a floating floor

    this post was hijacked long ago in the debate about sanding machines so I will quickly answer I presume it is a motor yacht as you describe a bathing platform, but you didn't say what manufacturer and what length it is - many publish plans on the web As far as cost and time, as you know...
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    Staining oak floorboards

    BonaKemi - Mmmm Some very large manufacturers make millions turning out huge volumes of a low cost product, but that doesn't make it the best choice - e.g we aren't all walking on bare chipboard even though it serves its purpose as a floor very well. DIY stores sell millions of litres of 'own...
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    Sanding a floating floor

    Come on woodyoulike, I know you want to have the last word here but this is very poor advice to a DIYER, if you take time to read the link it clearly states 'Only for professionals... ...A somewhat tricky operation..." An unfamiliar user of these can cause enormous damage not only to the...
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    Sanding a floating floor

    LOL - Racing Yachts not Gin Palaces (Motor Yachts) :) Sadly the type of vessel I learnt my trade on are now out of fashion and mostly all closed down with a few exceptions http://www.fairlierestorations.com/collection-yr.php?WEBYEP_DI=2 Are you repairing Teak Decking on a Yacht?
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    Solid wood floor - width query

    To answer your question miwinter: Thickness = higher moisture content. The thicker and wider the planks the higher the moisture content and therefore greater post fitting movement. Glued or nailed? The old rule is that engineered can be glued and solid wood cannot, solid wood should be...
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    am i at fault

    i totally understand why you want to 'get a bargain price' but as with all 'bargains' it is BUYER BEWARE you haven't said if the supplier will offer you something back as a gesture of goodwill so i presume they are just a wholesale yard shifting what they can and have no customer service...
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