Varnish for cabin floor

[AngusMcDoon]

Are any water based varnishes suitable for a teak & holly cabin floor? I'm taking the old stuff off to bare wood & not looking for high gloss.

 

[FlyingGoose]

Are any water based varnishes suitable for a teak & holly cabin floor? I'm taking the old stuff off to bare wood & not looking for high gloss.

Ronseal diamond hard is decent ,

 

[RJJ]

I foolishly bought some varnish to do exactly this and am now looking to offload, having identified that my floorboards are laminate on ply (not veneer as I had thought).

So if you want a recently opened, but totally unused, pot of "everbuild clear floor varnish", which was recommended elsewhere on this forum, and you happen to be near Hamble or SW London, please PM me. I am given to believe it's closely comparable to ronseal in terms of durability and ease of application, and considerably cheaper. Waste not want not.

Otherwise I will think of something else that needs varnishing. Stairs/table/children/wife. Suggestions welcome.

 

[LadyInBed]

I'm just doing mine using Ronseal Dimond Hard (clear satin).
Why? It was used on my kitchen and hall woodblock floor, it has lasted well and I have a 2.5 ltr and a half can left!

 

[AngusMcDoon]

Thanks for the suggestions (and offer, too far away alas). I shall acquaint myself with some Ronseal product and read what it says on the tin.

 

[JumbleDuck]

I find hat Deks Olje 1 works well, but of course it is not water-based.

 

[PlankWalker]

I'd use a single pack Polyurethane varnish

 

[alexincornwall]

We’ve just done ours using Patina wax (recommendation from another forum user). The results are great and it’s very quick and easy to apply.

 

[lw395]

I'd use a single pack Polyurethane varnish

Two months ago, I would have agreed with you, but having recently found the new VOC standard of Johnstones' floor varnish is not as nice to use as the old, I regret not using water based.

 

[Dan Tribe]

Ronseal diamond hard is decent ,

Another vote for Ronseal Diamond Hard Satin. Easy to apply, quick drying, reasonably non slip and very hard wearing. If it does get damaged it's easy to slop on another coat mid season.

 

[Homer J]

I used Ronseal Diamond hard last year with excellent results. Don’t sand too much (as I did) during prep as the darker wood is often stained and can be sanded off which makes the boards patchy. Still looks pretty good but I wish I had known.

 

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I am a total convert to Le Tonkinois they do a parquet version for floors.