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Appears to be solid and is quite thick. The finish is worn in places, especially under furniture legs. Interested to know if it could be refinished as the cost of replacing would be high (entire downstairs is laid in this with no door joins) and we are not intending to stay in the house for more than a few years.
I'm not a floorerist, but I've taken industrial sanders to early-1900s floorboards in far, far worse than that and they've come up a treat. That's near-perfect in comparison.
we are not intending to stay in the house for more than a few years.
Ignore it then? Buy a rug.
3mm veneer? Not ideally for sanding and if you get it wrong the debating won't look good.
We used to have floor like that. Solid oak backed onto mdf type material. I think there was more than 3mm veneer though, maybe more like 10mm
Ive tidied up a few engineered oak floors with a mirka sander. Assuming its oiled and it looks like it is, then you dont have to sand it all off anyway. Take a damp sponge to it..does that make it look instantly better? If so then just lightly sand it with 120 grit paying a little more attention to the worst bits and apply osmo, thin coats mind 😁
If you can hire a mirka sander with dust extractor the job is much easier.
Oh, and dont try to sand the dents out, they're a feature now
The edge shot isn't the best. When looking at it I always got the impression it was more solid than mdf. There are are knotts/divets in places that are more than 3mm deep that still look like wood. My assumption was that the finish was varnish however other than seeing flakes (there are none) I don't know how to tell the difference. Will try the sponge tomorrow and see what happens.
It's worn in too many places for rugs and it's bugging me (plus think tidying it up would be beneficial when we do sell). And yes the stoopid hearth stones will be going as well.
Zooming in it does look solid, fine wire wool or even just a cloth dipped in white spirit, give it a gentle scrub and let it dry, if you have removed the coating, then it aint varnish.
Thanks, both of those I have, will give it a go.
The finish is worn in places, especially under furniture legs.
Leave it and call it a rustic farmhouse finish when it comes time for this
we are not intending to stay in the house for more than a few years.