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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...

Trying to avoid those cracks that can appear in a floor as the timber expand and contract? OSMO is the answer. Learn why.

Nothing enhances the appearance of a building or home more than the appearance of a floor. The timber floor creates the setting. Because timber brings such warmth and character into the home there is little doubt that timber flooring is here to stay.  Imagine a prestigious building and then take away the timber floor and use carpet instead and the character changes completely.  Whenever we think of important buildings we tend to include polished flooring in timber. It is the finishing touch.   The use of timber is not only attractive it is also practical.  A solid timber floor has...

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...

It is sometimes very difficult to know the accurate cost of a product because the coverage rates vary so much. When you understand the difference between the upfront cost and the actual cost per square metre of application of a coating it quickly becomes apparent what the true cost of the product is.   To illustrate. A popular waterborne coating used on timber flooring has an average cost of $200 for a 5 L container. It's coverage rate is 10 m² per litre which means that the cost of coating per square metre is four dollars. Three coats, including a...