A new neighbor apparently used oil based floor products to finish her floor directly upstairs from our home.
Floor varnish fumes baby.
Gouges and scratches on newly refinished floor.
I just had my floors yellow pine sanded down to bare wood and refinished with three coats of polyurethane.
The finished product is a smooth glossy and durable surface that is easy to clean.
Some studies have shown that exposure to solvents may increase the risk of having a miscarriage and heavy continued solvent exposure may raise the.
The floor should be mostly cured enough to live on in the first 5 7 days but it can take up to a month for the odors to be completely gone and for the finish to reach its maximum hardness.
She or her contractor left a gaping hole with a 2 3 inch diameter in the front door so the fumes traveled via the elevator shaft and stairs to our landing one floor down.
However exposure to paint and its fumes has the potential to cause irritation of the skin eyes and throat.
These solvents might be in the old finish you sand off or the new stain polyurethane or paint that you apply.
Moreover the vocs that many paint products contain can.
If your floor is being finished by a professional and it s possible for you to leave the home it s best to stay away long enough for the finish to cure and the odor to disperse which usually takes about 48 hours.
For the first few days airing out the house should be a priority.
Refinishing furniture can expose you to solvents that may have risks for your baby.
Epoxy paint is typically used to cover concrete floors because of its ability to keep the concrete from becoming damaged due to water absorption over time 2.
Prior to the development of polyurethane finishes in the 1960s wax was the hardwood floor finish of choice and had been so for hundreds of years.
Within 48 hours my wife dropped a pack n play causing several quarter sized gouges in the poly surface and 84 hours after finishing the floor a cable service man came in.
Most paints are very safe.
Even today it s still a popular option for.
This is difficult during the winter months but keeping air moving is.