This part of the code deals with the methods of providing polished finish to wooden flooring using (i) waxed finishes without prior sealing, (ii) treatment with seals and (iii) treatment with oils. Each method is described in terms of suitability, initial application and subsequent maintenance. Seals are described under the general headings of oleoresinous, seals, one-can plastics or two-can plastics, whilst the maintenance methods use sweeping powders, liquid or paste wax polishes or resin or wax emu lsions. Suitable flooring treatments for a variety of types of buildings are given. The code also contains a glossary of the terms used and an appendix on mechanical cleaning aids.

A hardened wooden flooring product is produced by impregnating wooden flooring blanks with a hardener while the wooden flooring blanks are in a bundle, wherein the bundled hardened wooden flooring blanks have improved separation characteristics following completion of the impregnation treatment. The flooring product is made by assembling a plurality of wooden flooring product blanks into a bundle of blanks in surface-to-surface contact with each other and enclosing the wooden flooring blanks in a pressure vessel.