What type of floorboards are these?
Najah baroudi
5 years ago
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5 years agoNajah baroudi
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Would you dare paint your floorboards?
Comments (53)Firstly...are you sure they are jarrah and not som other more exotic timber? If you are fortunate enough to have a genuine 1932 built cottage I say "Don't Do it!" Just look at the beautiful timber in that floor! It would be sinful to paint it. I have a 1924 cottage with beautiful hoop pine floorboards all from the day it was built. My suggestion is to have the boards sanded and polished. I would not even dare go near them with polyurethane. I have turned back the clock and used the methods of the period of the house...a mix of pale boiled linseed oil and kero. Put it on with a mop or a deck mop or a wool mop leave it soak in. Re-do and leave it soak in,,,( you won't get patches...the floors will just soak it up.) Third coat, add a bit of turps to the mix as a white ant deterrent. Then, when the floors look like they've soaked up enough, get a big old fashioned string mop...if you can find one...or use a deck scrubber and old towels...or even a wad of new ones...100% cotton...its worth it, and rub off as much of the surplus as possible...wear sox so you will notice when the sox do not get oil stained anymore. First go is a long process but you will be really pleased when the floors have had several "drinks". After that you could get just an ordinary floor varnish or oil or just a sealant. Some of the modern wood treatments are really good. Then, every so often do the boards over with your "Oil Mop". You will never find timber like that again and, in my experience, it adds to the value of the house big time. Do what you like to any gyprock and plastered walls but PLEASE love your floorboards and any natural timber...especially from that era. I've been in this old cottage for 32 years. Everyone wants to know where I sourced the "new" floorboards", and who did I get to make my silky oak windows! Hope that helps....See MoreHelp! Floorboards
Comments (1)You could distress it yourself to make it look reclaimed. Is there anyone there that likes bashing things with a hammer?...See Morewhat colour floorboards? help please
Comments (10)In both pictures , the upper cabinets look a cream and the below bench ones look white ? Might be a flash or similar , because that doesn't make sense to me . I hate grey at the best of times , and this kitchen has gone for the blandest shade of grey for the walls too , and I'm not sure if there is a grey tinge to the tiles , but it looks like there may be . Like dreamer , I'd go a reasonably colourful rug , and 2 or 3 brighter coloured benchtop appliances , because I suspect most potential buyers will want to change 1 or more aspect anyway . The other thing is that you said the tiles are right through the house -- tiles are sort of expected in a kitchen , not in a lounge or bedroom . So if you do a nice floor in the kitchen that really suits the space , not only will a potential buyer be thinking they want to completely redo the kitchen , but it also highlight the tiles elsewhere too ....See MoreFiller - old Baltic pine floorboards
Comments (1)Hi, HU-932380478, do not use glue and sawdust as it cracks and falls out as soon as your floorboards move. You are best to use a flexible acrylic Calking Compound like what is used on boat decks. This is applied into the gaps wet, overfilled and allowed to dry, where this may take up to 7 to 10 days with large gaps. Once dry and hardened you can then sand it back with Drum Floor Sander and then fine finish with a large orbital Plate Sander. With the project in the image below we used Fullers Calking in a Cedar colour. Hope this helps, Malcolm....See MoreGallifrey
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