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2 things: Window condensation pooling on engineered wooden floor / repair product for dents

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Recipeme · 05/09/2023 12:50

Hi, need help with 2 things... thanks :)

  1. Please post me a link to a good repair product for digs in an engineered wood floor
  2. Please suggest solutions so I can protect an engineered wood floor (or 'waterproof' / seal it):

Floor to ceiling metal window
Engineered oak floor - finished and standard sealant
Condensation on window will pool onto the engineered oak (winter coming)

Have already bought:
Turtlemat to go under the window
Karcher window vac to suck up the condensation
Unibond Aero 360 moisture absorber

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VeniVidiWeeWee · 05/09/2023 19:55

Fix the basic problem. More heat and ventilation.

Recipeme · 05/09/2023 19:57

Hi, need help with 2 things... thanks :)

  1. Please post me a link to a good repair product for digs in an engineered wood floor
  2. Please suggest solutions so I can protect an engineered wood floor (or 'waterproof' / seal it):

Floor to ceiling metal window
Engineered oak floor - finished and standard sealant
Condensation on window will pool onto the engineered oak (winter coming)

Have already bought:
Turtlemat to go under the window
Karcher window vac to suck up the condensation
Unibond Aero 360 moisture absorber

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Recipeme · 05/09/2023 20:02

@AnOldCynic you have been helpful on other threads, do you have any advice / guidance? Thanks :) (if you have time)

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AnOldCynic · 05/09/2023 20:47

Have a look at Osmo products for the floor repair and sealing. But it depends what has already been used to seal it and whether the products would be compatible.

Do you have a FENSA certificate for the door (ie is it up to standards for heat loss with the glazing?) Did the old door or windows have the same issue with condensation? Have you had other work done (plastering?) that means there is more moisture that normal in the air?

KievLoverTwo · 05/09/2023 20:57

I think you can buy wax sticks for the floor. Ours have some deep gorges and it's a rental :(

They only seem to come in packs with five completely different colours though, which seems stupid.

Our think our LL oiled ours. The water from the iron has left massive faded patches.

I hate the stuff.

Recipeme · 05/09/2023 20:59

Thanks @AnOldCynic will look at Osmo products and check the existing finish :).
The windows are the original metal, single glazed and not to be changed. Plastering was done last year and that's what I'm basing the condensation problem on - last winter - so it may be less this year (hopes).
Thanks for replying. You are always so helpful :)

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Recipeme · 05/09/2023 21:05

Thanks @KievLoverTwo I've looked online at the wax sticks packs as you suggested. Agree, I don't get it either. I think this floor is a lacquered finish - looking into that following AnOldCynic's post. I've had advice offline about rugs and going to a carpet shop to get an offset of carpet made into a rug - you send the measurements and the carpet you like and they give you a price for the rug. Pricing that up (not sure if it will be too expensive). Thanks for the reply :)

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Recipeme · 05/09/2023 21:08

^off-cut of carpet

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VeniVidiWeeWee · 05/09/2023 23:05

But none of this will solve the actual problem.

Yarnysaurus · 05/09/2023 23:23

A carpet or rug will just hold the water on the wood and cause worse problems.

You need to address the excess moisture in the air.

Geneticsbunny · 06/09/2023 07:54

Secondary glazing would help. Someone posted a video about plastic sheets which stick on with magnets about this time last year.

plumtreebroke · 06/09/2023 08:01

Dehumidifier, got one last year and has reduced the condensation to practically nothing right through the house, also the house feels far less stuffy when its hot and humid (although not so much of that this summer).

Recipeme1 · 06/09/2023 09:59

Thanks to the helpful posters - will use the good ideas / products :)

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