How should I treat my parquet floor

[gordon]

Just spent the last 8 weeks fitting a new parquet floor.

It's made of maple and I would like to keep the wood looking natural, I'd like a high gloss finish but don't really want to use varnish...

anyone got any ideas?

Thanks

[mike ring]

[e-mail] wrote in news: [e-mail]:

I think you should think twice about the high gloss - I find that reflections obscure the wood floor, and if the sun reflects off it, it can be very dazzling when you're trying to read the paper etc

DAMHIK

mike

[david lang]

I've always like oleo-resinous seals like Bourneseal

as old boots, much tougher than varnish. Nice thing about it is that it soaks into the surface rather than forming a coating on top - which means its very easy to touch up high traffic wear areas.

Not high gloss though, nice natural sheen.

Dave

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

Parky flooring should be waxed and polished IMHO.

-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite