A new Tasmainian oak floor in Caulfield North.

I had the oppertunity to lay,sand and finish 220 m2 of Tassie oak flooring in Caulfield North for LBA Constructions earlier this year. The owners of the house had the floors specially milled to 65/14mm. Being a very narrow flooring it took a while to lay, but the result is great.

The floor was fully glued and secret nailed. The floors was laid and then left for other trades to finish, except for the scirting boards wich was installed after the floors was totally finished. I did several colour samples direct on the floor  for the owners to see. They decided on a ebony/ natural mix. I used Bona Dri Fast direct stain first and then Bona traffic HD Extra Matt finish. Here are some photos from the job.

Get the blond look baltic pine.

The owners of this Elwood house wanted a clean blond looking floor. They did't want the boards to turn orange as it can with solvent based polyuruthane. So Bona Dri fast white direct stain and Bona Traffic HD satin finish was their choice. As Bona Traffic Hd is one of the markets most durable and has the lowest VOC, the choice was easy.

Here are some before and after photos.

Renovating a teak outdoor table.

The owners of this imported Spanish teak table ( Ketal) asked me if I could help them with finishing the table. I sanded it to a 100 grit finsh as I do with deckings. Enough to be smooth but still absorb some oil. We used a Norwegian decking oil called Flood Deks Olje ( for teak and other fine boating woods). I started with 2 coats and then it's a once a month wipe over to keep it looking good.

Here are some photos:

    Finished.

To keep it from going grey and getting water stains, it needs to be wiped over once a month with the oil. If its in direct sun and weather. Otherwise if under cover maybe once 6-12 months to keep it in good condition. It's all a matter of personal prefrence when you think it's needed. But do it more often than not to keep it to your liking.

A beautiful oak parquetry floor.

The owners of this parquetry floor in Toorak were looking for a natural looking finish. As I was called in they were tired of the wax coated floor as it keept on wearing out, especially in the kitchen. With Bona Traffic HD extra matt finish they found what they were looking for. A natural look and easy maintenace.

Here are some before and after shots of this oak parquetry floor.

    Before.

    

   After.

    During prep work.

    After.

   

    During prep work.

    Finished floor.

    Here are some more photos of the 

    finished floor and stairs.

   The table works well with the new floor

    The furniture realy looks good on this       

    natural looking oak floor.

    The stairs b4 and after.

And after.

As this was a big job the owners appreciated the non- toxic coating and the fact that they could stay in the house.