"oiled" hardwood floor question

murphy's oil soap? Bridger

unfortunately, no. from their website:

A water-based or water-dilutable cleaner like Murphy® Oil Soap is only recommended for surface finishes. To ensure your floor's beauty, it is always important to know which type of finish has been used. as i understand it, my floors are oiled, which is a "penetrating finish", not a surface finish.

-kelly

Wash, recoil. Worked for years, probably still does.

this sounds like a difficult to keep clean floor. have you considered top coating it with a floor varnish? Bridger

yes, i think that's what we'll wind up doing the first time it needs to be sanded and refinished. we're hoping to put it off till then, however, since it's a brand new floor.

thanks for the input.

-kelly

go look at 'This Old House' type places... or places that do OLD house restorations...

really strange thought is Lehmans, in PA, or Cumberland General Store in TN. they might have the 'oil'

--Shiva--

no no no....do not poly on top of the oiled floor..please! Not unless you want the cheap, easy, ugly way out. IMO nothing is nicer than a fine oiled floor, as long as the wood and oil used are of a decent quality. People over here pay top dollar for a nicely oiled floor. Check out this website...www.sutherlandwelles.com. They manufacture all sorts of maintenance products for oiled floors. the beauty of oiled surfaces is the more oil you put on the "deeper" the finish becomes, which is the look people go for when oiling floors. That website will have a lot more info for you. good luck!