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Hello
i am re doing my bathroom and have just lifted up the crappy lino floor to reveal floorboards, i want to keep them on show so can i seal and varnish them.:shrug:
I have heard that you cant really seal floorboards:thinking:
Any advice is welcome
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cheers matt
We've got floorboards in our bathroom so I don't see why not.
Husband says that you can sand them down and get some yacht varnish from B&Q or Wickes. They're not as forgiving as lino though so you need to be careful with getting masses of water on them. We've got mats by the bath and shower so that keeps the floor dry
I'd also think about using some filler to ensure you've got no gaps, for obvious reasons.
Use a belt sander to sand them down to start with. Make sure all nails are hammered down first, otherwise you'll rip the belt ;)
Sand'em down, stain'em any colour you like ( optional) and several coats of a good varnish.
It might be worth running a clear mastic ( silicon sealer) around the floor to skirting board joints if you expect a high water content on the floor though, ie messy kids messy partner etc
Once evrything is dry
You speaking from experience there? :lol:
You speaking from experience there? :lol:
Hmm let me think for a minute :D
Water down the wall below is a right cow to sort out it peels wall paper and makes a mess :bang: KIDS! :D
I have bare boards all through my house, but in my bathroom I have a raised sub-floor with wider boards to prevent water seapage.
I started off by sanding the boards down with an electrical sander, which does an ace job .. but if you want to keep the wood light, I find the real work is at the edges and the corners where you have to work by hand to really'get in there'.
The 'sealing' bit comes in where you have knots in the wood.
I stained mine 'Light Oak' which is very light, then 3 coats of 'Satin finish' varnish. You need to lightly sand down between each coat too.
magpieant
27-09-2007, 15:13
Yep - no problem.
Firstly, check for any protruding nails or broken boards. Hammer down any nails and replace any broken boards.
Next, use a sander to sand all the boards down - beware, this is mega dusty - be prepared.
After sanding, simply varnish them to bring them up - just remember to varnish the wall furthest away from the door first so that you don't get stuck in a corner!!!!
Easily done!!!
As regards the sealing - just make sure the boards are relatively close to each other - about 5mm is standard. As long as they don't get continuously soaked, they will be fine and the same as if a carpet was on them.
Anth.
After sanding, simply varnish them to bring them up - just remember to varnish the wall furthest away from the door first so that you don't get stuck in a corner!!!!
Anth.
he he he
Thanks for the advice everyone
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Ahh! Just remembered something ... when you come to 'hammer down' those nails ... dont just use a hammer! :nuts:
What you actually need to do is countersink the nails, not hammer them (you can buy a littl metal tool, cant remmber what its called though).
If you just hammer the nails you'll damage the wood!
Ahh! Just remembered something ... when you come to 'hammer down' those nails ... dont just use a hammer! :nuts:
What you actually need to do is countersink the nails, not hammer them (you can buy a littl metal tool, cant remmber what its called though).
If you just hammer the nails you'll damage the wood!
Its aptly called a "nail punch" :D
Next, use a sander to sand all the boards down - beware, this is mega dusty - be prepared.
You should wear a dust mask when sanding as well
Its aptly called a "nail punch" :D
PMSL!!! well why would I know .... wrong kind of nails! :lol:
PMSL!!! well why would I know .... wrong kind of nails! :lol:
PMSL :lol:
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