Regular treatment of wooden floors with parquet oil

If you want some­thing to main­tain a con­sist­ently high qual­ity over a long peri­od of time, you must invest some care. This not only applies to your beloved car, but also to your par­quet floor. With the right care, it can eas­ily “sur­vive” sev­er­al gen­er­a­tions. To ensure that future gen­er­a­tions can enjoy the nat­ur­al pat­ina asso­ci­ated with lov­ing own­er­ship, the wooden floor­boards should be re-oiled at reg­u­lar inter­vals depend­ing on the wear and tear. Please con­tin­ue read­ing for a few prac­tic­al tips.

1. Oiling is better than sealing

Com­pared to seal­ing, the advant­age of oil treat­ment is that the wood can breathe – as inten­ded by nature. When oil­ing the par­quet instead of seal­ing it, indi­vidu­al floor areas that have been more affected by wear and tear can later be sanded and re-oiled. The pur­pose of sand­ing is to open the wood pores and enable them to absorb the oil. Before apply­ing the oil, how­ever, the par­quet must be thor­oughly freed from dust. If there are joints between the boards, these must be repaired before oil­ing.

2. Proper oil application and drying time

Sim­il­ar to wax­ing a car, also the oil­ing of par­quet must be done prop­erly. For this pur­pose, the par­quet oil is applied like a lotion until the wood is sat­ur­ated and no longer absorbs any oil. About 30 minutes after the last applic­a­tion, excess oil on the par­quet is wiped up with a cloth, which is after­wards placed into a water-filled buck­et to reduce the risk of self-igni­­tion. After 24 hours, the floor can be walked on but without shoes. Before all fur­niture is put back into place, the par­quet should be left to dry for anoth­er two weeks.