Hardwax Oils vs Waterbased Lacquers: Which is Best??

The answer is that it depends!! …and what it depends on is:

• Expected wear pattern – commercial or residential?
• Will the end user maintain the floor or not?
• What maintenance schedule can be expected long term?
• How easy will it be to re-finish the whole floor?

The main difference between our bestselling Hardwax Oil (Treatex) and our water-based lacquer (Chauncey’s Duraseal / Duraguard) is the different maintenance needed. Both are hardwearing and both have additional hardeners which can be added for the toughest finish.
It is important to realise that the lacquer is a coating which sits on top of the wood, whereas the hardwax oil is partly absorbed by the wood. Because the oil is absorbed by the wood, Hardwax Oils must be maintained using the special maintenance wash either daily (for commercial premises such as pubs or restaurants) or weekly or less (for residential use).

This wash treatment will both clean the floor and restore some of the oils in the wood. The flooring will need to be re-oiled as necessary – probably less than once a year in residential properties but it could be as often as once a month in the bar area of a pub - so keeping a vigilant eye on the condition of the oil finish is part of the maintenance regime. more....

Chauncey’s FSC Tectonic Oak for two New Restaurants in Bristol

THE COWSHED BRISTOL

FLINTY RED, BRISTOL

Both restaurants chose Chauncey’s FSC Tectonic engineered boards proving just how versatile it is!

The Cowshed has a wonderfully simple yet elegant interior, complete with solid oak tables and a glittering chandelier. The Cowshed also used Chauncey’s Giant Oak for their impressive table tops and doors.

Flinty Red has a charming bijou café atmosphere with exposed brickwork and barstools. Click on the photos to go to our website and find out more.

Finally our film is up and ready to be viewed.  Please follow this link to view it on our website.

Regular customers and readers of our blog may spot a familiar face or two!
We hope that you agree that the film reflects the high quality of both our floors and the service that we give.

See our new line - GRAND RESTORATION BOARDS

We are incredibly excited to now be able to source very wide and very long hand-crafted aged boards. The perfect flooring for that extra special project - available in solid or engineered format.

We have five colour finishes including antique grey and antique russet. These boards have to be seen to be appreciated, so please look at our website for large detail photos.

See also our increased - REGENCY RANGE:

Our aged Regency Boards have proved so popular that we have introduced new colours to order in both the solid and the engineered format. Please see our website for more details

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