White oiled engineered floorboards?

5 years ago

Hello, I think I’ve finally got my head around all the different types/ finishes/ grades of engineered floorboards and have seen a white oiled floorboard I really like. Sometimes it gives a greyish white tone, sometimes a more warmer tone depending where the board is in the house and time of day which makes it more interesting.

I went into a shop and they had a new board vs and old board ( about 1yr old ) and there was a big difference - the yellow from the wooden had already started to show through as if the oil had started to wear off.

The board is not smoked or fumed, it just the natural wood board brushed with a white oil on top. Has anyone else had a similar board installed? Has the floor kept it colour / minimal change over time? Did you use a brand or the shop’s own brand/ unbranded?

I’m thinking of installing it on the whole ground floor.

Thank you!

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5 years ago
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Hi there,

Hope you are well,

If it was an oiled floor then the floor does need to be re-oiled every 12 - 14 months. This would generally just be mopped on and does not take to long. This may be the reason it had changed in the store is because they have not re-oiled it.

Osmo is the company we would recommend for floor finishes.

Do you have an idea of a colour you would be looking for? As we do have a couple of option in the Engineered Whitewashed - https://www.floormonster.co.uk/engineered-wood.html?plank_finish=278

If you do have any queries please do not hesitate to get in touch via email or you can call us on 0141 887 5698.

Kind Regards,

Floor Monster Team
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