Six Side Seal

After many years of research and development, Ten Oaks Flooring created its industry-leading “Six Side Seal.” The seal is a patented technology wherein all six sides of each individual piece of flooring is coated with a proprietary urethane moisture barrier. The seal acts as a protective layer around the entire piece of flooring from manufacturing to installation and beyond.

The seal allows you to reduce installation lead time by reducing the acclimation time. As long as your job meets NWFA installation recommendations (including having the HVAC system up and running) all you need to do is unload your Ten Oaks Sealed flooring (unfinished or prefinished) and start laying it.

The seal acts as a protective barrier, protecting the floor from jobsite stains before sanding, and from other dangers commonly found on job sites, such as drywall screws, paint drops, and furniture scuffs. It also provides a physical barrier to wood-eating insects.

The seal locks in the “look” of each piece so that an installer can know what the piece will actually look like in the floor prior to final installation, saving your floor from having an eyesore in the middle of the floor after sanding and finishing. This also allows for increased accuracy in milling and truer grading, and less “overwood.”

The seal reduces the likelihood of warping, cupping, and cracking due to exposure to moisture while also minimizing and isolating damage from underfloor leaks.

Is this product recommended over radiant heat?

Ten Oaks sealed products are a great option for installations over radiant heat. Because of the added stability of the seal, they will perform as well or better than unsealed 3/4" flooring when installed according to NWFA recommendations for radiant heat installations. More information can be found in this installation guide.

What is the volatile organic compounds (VOC) content of the seal?

Can you glue down a Ten Oaks sealed floor?

Do you still need to use a moisture barrier under the floor?

Can the sealed flooring be installed earlier in the construction schedule than a normal floor?

What happens if I get sealer "bleedback"?

On rare occasions, Red Oak (with its tyloses-free pores) may absorb some sealer down into it only to "bleedback" once the flooring is sanded. The sealer can be cured by screening with a 100 grit screen (which heats the floor up). You can proceed with staining and finishing as normal.

What's the recommended sanding schedule for the sealed product

Is the flooring graded before or after the seal is put on it?

One of the advantages of a Ten Oaks sealed floor is that the seal brings out all the character that you would see with a natural finish BEFORE the floor is sanded and finished. We seal the product before its final grading which gives you a truer grade of flooring than you may get with an unsealed floor. It also allows you to see any character that you don't want in your floor BEFORE it is permanently nailed down, sanded, and finished.

Are your stain colors on Red Oak or White Oak?

Do you make plank?

Do you make any other species other than Oak?

What is the seal made of?

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