Why Choose a Natural Oil Finish?

Until a few years ago most wood floors in America were finished with fairly high levels of gloss. Waxes and urethane top coating systems were used to protect the floor and to achieve these levels of gloss.  As wood floor customers have come to desire more of a natural look on their floors that complement the natural beauty of wood, gloss levels have been reduced to satin or even matte look. With the advent of older looking floors, such as scraped or antiqued floors, less gloss has become even more important in an attempt to achieve a natural, “old world” look.

An oil finished floor provides the most natural look of any wood floor finish. An oil finish also tends to make some floors look “old,” as if they had been installed for a very long time. Since an oil finish actually penetrates and becomes a part of the surface of a wood floor, it is not nearly as sensitive to scratches and wears as a urethane finish. As it not only penetrates but also hardens, a WOCA oil finish provides very good protection, is easy to maintain and, if done properly, will prevent a wood floor from ever having to be sanded.

Oil Application Procedure for Unfinished and Previously Oil finished Floors Click on any of the documents below for detailed instructions on that topic.