Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Aug 24, 2015 9:30 pm Hi everyone, What are peoples thoughts on a matt (instead of a gloss) finish on our timber floors? The floors will probably be a blonde mix, it depends on how many and which trees we decide to get milled. The reason I'm thinking Matt is purely because we don't want to be bothered by seeing the scratches and constant dust that comes with a gloss finish. PROS? CONS? Thanks for your time multipurposebloke On the way to a "shed" house Flat 23 acres on the Sunny Coast. Koalas, creeks and GIANT trees! Re: Matt timber floor? 2Aug 24, 2015 11:23 pm I would go matt finish. Prior to renovating our house we had a very dark finish on cyprus pine and you could see everything. I hated it. When we renovated we sanded the existing floor back and applied one coat of lime wash and a matt sealer on top- it is a completely different floor. Now we love it. We lived in a previous house also with light coloured matt timber floors and it does hide the scratches a lot better. Good luck with your renos. Re: Matt timber floor? 3Aug 25, 2015 8:49 pm Thanks heaps for the input dolphinblu! Thanks for your time multipurposebloke On the way to a "shed" house Flat 23 acres on the Sunny Coast. Koalas, creeks and GIANT trees! Re: Matt timber floor? 4Aug 27, 2015 11:36 am Yeah, go with matt. We had an absolutely beautiful floor once which was very glossy, but keeping it looking great was way too hard. We ended up ripping it all up and going for a floor which is matt and has some texture to it. It was a massive job, but so well worth it. Re: Matt timber floor? 6Aug 28, 2015 9:09 pm Thanks Dreamer and meminiau. Definitely not wanting showy floors. Know of any good matt polyurethane products? for durability? Thanks for your time multipurposebloke On the way to a "shed" house Flat 23 acres on the Sunny Coast. Koalas, creeks and GIANT trees! I asked this question of one of the forum's resident cabinet makers who may/may not wish to identify himself to answer other questions if he sees this, but the rersponse… 3 5659 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 11476 The most likely cause of your timber swelling (parquetry?) is either a plumbing leak or carelessly leaving water on floors after use or both. Without seeing, i am ignoring… 1 2577 |