Wood Floor Application Challenges

For wood flooring contractors, doing a recoat on a factory-finished floor can feel like playing the slots—when you arrive at the job site, you never

You get the anxious call from a homeowner who just bought a house in a new housing development. She loves the home but is unhappy

I remember a job from my contracting days where we were restoring some floors in a historic home in Denver. The homeowner was a cabinetmaker,

This problem brings up the difference between dry times and cure times. For most waterborne finishes, the floor is dry enough to move furniture (but

The only real solution to the problem is time. Allow the floor to expand and contract and just keep removing the beads that have cured

Bubbles and applicator marks in polyurethane are usually the result of overwork with the applicator (not solvent popping). The coating is not compromised, but someone

Know what products were used to finish and clean your wood floor. Keep track of the dates (month/year) that the floor was installed, finished, refinished

After the application of any Graco floor refinishing product, it is recommended the area be adequately ventilated to remove any solvents or odors that remain.

In cases like this, not only is the film hazy, it also is usually soft enough to put a fingernail into the surface. Trapping the

Recently a wood floor finisher asked for some advice regarding a job he was about to begin. His customer wanted a wide maple floor finished

All coatings emit vapors as they dry. Primarily, these vapors are evaporated solvents and their odors vary from mild to strong. One common misconception is