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Finishing

There are two different ways to finish your wooden floor:

•  a closed pore finish
•  an open pore finish

A “closed pore finish” finishes the floor parts with a layer of lacquer, this closes off the wood and makes it water-resistant. The advantage is that you can mop the floor while the wood will not absorb any dirt. The disadvantage is that after a few years the layer of lacquer will wear
out and the floor will have to be re-polished and re-lacquered.

An “open pore finish” finishes the floor with a layer of wax. The advantage of this kind of finish is that you can easily maintain the floor yourself without having to re-polish and re-lacquer it. This advantage is also a big disadvantage, as you have to maintain the floor because the wax will absorb water and dirt.

Another possibility is to leave the floor bare, without any lacquer or wax. The wood will get a grey colour through normal daily use. The advantage in respect of the wax is that stains will
not be absorbed in the fat layer of wax. The advantage in respect of the lacquer is that you don’t have to re-polish and re-lacquer your floor after a few years. A normal daily use of your floor will keep a bare floor reasonable clean and in shape.

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