Timeline for Will treating the edges of laminate parquet flooring with teak oil improve water resistance?
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| Feb 1, 2017 at 8:21 | answer | added | handyman | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 13:08 | comment | added | Karl Cassar | This is a small local shop, not a big store. I will try to do a 'test' to see if the teak oil makes any difference. I'll post my results here. | |
| Oct 19, 2016 at 15:03 | comment | added | Ed Beal | I would trust a local shop, not so much a big box store as I have them give others advice that was flat out wrong and a local code violation with both electrical and fire place inserts. | |
| Oct 19, 2016 at 13:22 | comment | added | Karl Cassar | Ah ok understood. Mine probably is a plastic veneer then - definitely not wood. The shop owner told me to do this, and he's been in business for a long time. I'm assuming he would know if it does good or bad to the veneer layer, right? | |
| Oct 19, 2016 at 13:01 | comment | added | Ed Beal | Laminate is a layer on top of the wood it is the same thing there are plastic veneers, paper and wood. Oil could cause the wood to release the laminated layer it would be a good idea to check with the manufacturer. | |
| Oct 19, 2016 at 7:44 | comment | added | Karl Cassar | The top layer is a laminate, not veneer. Also, the idea is to wipe off any excess which gets on the top layer. | |
| Oct 19, 2016 at 6:45 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/788632126774185984 | ||
| Oct 18, 2016 at 19:10 | comment | added | Ed Beal | Oil sounds like a good idea but it may cause problems with the veneer. I would contact the manufacturer before trying anything that could void the warranty. | |
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| Oct 18, 2016 at 15:14 | history | edited | isherwood | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 18, 2016 at 15:11 | history | asked | Karl Cassar | CC BY-SA 3.0 |