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Three decades ago we built our reputation in sold timber flooring. Then in the late 90’s we experimented with engineered floors. Early results were mixed as engineered floors were not designed for Australian conditions and there were instances of delamination that created major headaches for some competitors. Then by a decade ago in 2010 we started to see much better floors emerging. Quality control has played a major role in this. At VCS Solid Timber Floors we now have over 300 flooring options and we have many floors in engineered options. Happily these are now available in grades as well...

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ECO FRIENDLY, Hardwax Oils, Oil, OSMO, Osmoperth, Osmowa, Polyx, see the timber -

One of the potential problems that can occur when using coatings outside in the Australian sun is that the coatings will go brittle and begin to peel away. The amount of work that is required to fix the surface when the coating is peeling off can be enormous. Why spend all that time and effort rectifying something that could have been avoided in the first place?  This is where the OSMO range of external Oils need to be considered. The coatings do not peel and they do not go dry and brittle in the manner referred to previously.  Some intricate external...

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Hardwax Oils, Oil, Polyx -

Most days we speak to people who are discovering Osmo hard wax oil for the first time. They want to get away from the idea of plastic and the plastic look on their timber flooring or furniture. For example we just recently spoke to people who had purchased an oil only to realise that it was more resin than an oil finish that they had applied as it turned a dreadful yellow colour with very thick plastic content. People of an older generation will recall that oil finishes were not particularly durable and required a lot of maintenance and we...

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Sunflower oil, soya oil, Thistle oil, carnauba wax and candellila wax - all play a major role in achieving the natural toughness contained within this amazingly simple and environmentally conscious product.

Try it and see what you think. You'll be amazed at how easy this product is to use and how beautiful the finish that can be achieved really is. See the timber not the finish!

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easy to use finishes, ECO FRIENDLY, food safe, Hardwax Oils, matt finish, Oil, top oil, tough finishes for wood, tough oil finish -

With Osmo you are working with a pure hard wax oil formulation most of which will set inside the timber and therefore give you an unbelievable level of coverage and performance. Top oil is food safe when dry as well so if you have product left over and you want to use it on a chopping board for example then there is no problem.

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