Not sure you are thinking this through. Besides the fact that you cannot apply a poly over an oil finish (it will not adhere), a shiny finish is not something appropriate with two large dogs. You will create even more maintenance problems for yourself.

Check on the manufacturer's website to see if you are in fact maintaining this floor correctly. There is a warranty on the finish of your floor. I have attached the link to the manufacturer and they are very specific about how you are to maintain the floor to maintain your warranty.

The manufacturer has specific products it wants you to use on the oil finish floor. First follow their instructions and use they products. I'm sure your situation will improve. That is an expensive floor in your home that should be properly taken care of.

http://www.provenzafloors.com/support/NaturalFloorCare.aspx

I used the products from them and it leaves a white residue on the wood. The best product I have found is WOCA natural soap for oil finish, but it is very pricey. I have about 3500 square foot of hardwood to maintain.

No you cannot apply polyurethane to an oil finish. You would need to sand down the entire thing (which you would loose the hand scraped and the colour) and then apply a full, traditional, polyurethane.

Considering that UV cured Oil finishes are some of the toughest finishes with excellent "ease of use" for homeowners, what is the problem that you are having? Perhaps if we start at the beginning (with photos of your own floor) we can figure something out for you.

As for the recommended cleaners, the over use of product will lead to filming. A cleaner should be used 1-2 per month. The rest of the time the floor will be "dry mopped"/swept or vacuumed. One of the biggest mistakes a homeowner can make is using "damp" cleaning products more than 1-2 per month.

Please send us photos of the issues you are having.

Ahhh. Ultimate's on it. The UV cured oil finishes are a little odd (compared to traditional urethane/polyurethanes). I wouldn't take the chance over 3500sf. That's a massive Oopsa if you get it wrong.

Hey ProWoodGuys. Shelly has 3,500 sq ft of an expensive wood floor with a complicated finish that she is having a problem with, however, the floor has a warranty on the finish. Unless you have provided the install on this, it's best to direct her back to the manufacturer for her answers, and maybe a visit from the local company rep to help her. Telling her that she can put poly over a finish like this, or use a cleaning product not recommended by the floor manufacturer, is like telling her she should clean her Steinway piano with Pledge.

Ok here are some pics:

This is when its clean.

This is the normal messiness I deal with on a daily basis from the dogs. (mud, dirt, paw prints...) I can't just vacuum/dry sweep this away if I want the house clean. (this pic was taken the same day as the pic above, maybe 8 hours later)

Pics of the "white residue"

by the sounds of it she has already tried some natural soap finish IMO she has used the wrong stuff

I know this sounds rather simplistic but I have the same problem of dog footprints everywhere. When I asked my friend who has the same floors as me why her floors don't show footprints from her also huge dog...she keeps a damp towel by each door and wipes the dogs' feet overtime they come in. When I do this (the first 2 days after I mop), it makes a huge difference.

Dirty or clean, those floors are BEAUTIFUL!

Contact the manufacturer and get whoever sold you the floor in for an opinion. It's free and you might get some valuable information from it.

Jsinscottsdale, did you use oil based poly or water based? We are thinking about getting Castle Combe floors but dont really want to deal with the whole two bucket cleaning method & re-oiling, etc. Satin poly would ne an ideal solution....if it works. How have they held up?

I am having the same issue, although mine is on my white oak countertops I put in. I used rubio monocoat hard wax oil, I might as well have put nothing on them, they are horribly warped from water, with black watercolor like marks all over them. I am sanding the hell out of them and using regular old water based matte polyurethane, after reading all your experiences. Hope this helps someone to avoid all the work and worry that I have been through.