End Grain Flooring Sealer

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End grain flooring sealer.

After one coat end grain and spongy areas may still be hungry and insufficiently sealed while denser flat grain areas are starting to build up too much coating. Seal end grain at installation. Deckwise ipe seal hardwood end grain sealant for fresh cut board ends or turning blanks 16 oz 5 0 out of 5 stars 6. Deckwise ipe seal hardwood end grain sealer nice waterproof product to protect exotic hardwoods.

End grain is made by continuously cross cutting or slicing logs or cants into blocks or rounds with the annual growth rings exposed on every piece. Sealing wood end grain during a siding deck or trim installation can easily be done and does little to slow down the job. This sealer applied as soon as possible after logs are cut virtually eliminates end checking and can increase your yield of usable lumber by 20 on an 8 log. More buying choices 23 65 2 new offers.

This product is beneficial when you want to slow down the drying of green wood since the end grain dries much faster than the rest of the wood. There s a way around that. Our end grain wood flooring products are the most durable and resilient flooring surfaces available. Ipe seal end grain seal for hardwoods and wood in general is a non toxic waterproofing wax emulsion sealant for fresh cut lumber ends to stop future cracks and splitting.

It is a wax emulsion that can be sprayed or brushed. End grain sealer is a non toxic wax emulsion that is applied to the end grain of green wood or the face grain of turning blanks or carvings. One quart will coat about 23 6 square feet. Priming and sealing end grain during the wood siding deck or trim installation can be easily accomplished and does little to slow down a job.

It remains on the end grain after the log is cut into lumber promoting even drying. This one is specifically designed to prevent cracking at the ends. This is a very specialized type of sealer making it different from our other choices.