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Default Varnish or similar for OSB flooring ?

Hi Andrew

On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:08:16 -0000, "Andrew Mawson"
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HI All

Regular readers might remember the saga of the new
shed/workshop/STUDIO.......

Mr Shedman and the Irish Spring have connived to actually get a long
enough break in the clouds and successfully finish the torched-on

felt
roofing - so now fitting out the interior can re-start.

The internal walls are being clad in 11mm OSB, finished with paint.
(We'll see how the final finish looks - there's always the option of
cladding the cladding with plasterboard, if necessary....)

The floor is t&g OSB, sitting on poly foam slabs - feels firm &

warm.
Don't really want any additional floor covering - but need to do
something to 'seal' the surface of the OSB....

so - today's question is - can anybody recommend a suitable

non-slip,
easily cleaned, hard-wearing finish to go on top of the OSB ?
Years ago I used something called Bourneseal on top of cork tiles -
but I'm guessing that there;s something better available

nowadays...?

Generics or tradenames welcome........

TIA
Adrian


My home workshops floors (1100 sq foot) are concrete overlain with
19mm osb which I have painted with Screwfix floorpaint. This has been
down several years and stood up to a lot of traffic and moving
machines of well over a ton at times. Occassional scuffs just get
overpainted. If you want it to be really non slip consider mixing in
dry sandpit sand, but I've never had a problem with slippery floors.


Thanks for the reply.
I was thinking more along the lines of some form of transparent 'seal'
- it's not going to get very hard wear / dirt etc - just to stop the
inevitable muddy footprints from getting ingrained into the timber...

Regards
Adrian