Oil based is probably more hard wearing in the longer term but turns a horrible orange colour after time. High quality water based looks so much more natural and actually brightens up a room.The brains trust around here has dealt with more obscure things before...
Having floorboards done - what type of varnish is best?
definitely the drying fumes were noticeable but the house was empty for weeks whilst renovating so it mostly cleared by the time we moved in. I would guess that a 2 pack finish would be even worse though.Had our pine floorboards done about 8 years ago with a polyurethane oil, smell was so bad we stayed at in-laws place (they were overseas) house for a week. On the way to work would pop into house open all the windows and close on way home.
If we were to do it again would go water based or look into a low VOC oil but the floorboards still look good apart from a few dings from furniture being moved about.
The house in my case is very much empty, so no issue thereMake sure you get a low VOC product if you have anything inside the place whilst it is being done. Neighbours of mine had an insurance job done on their place after floor damage to the lounge. Because it was just in one area they just shifted stuff out of the way. I don't know exactly which product was used, but it clearly wasn't a low VOC type, because it killed off most of their house plants they left in the room, and impregnated all of their soft furnishings with the odour. It took months before the smell went away.
yeah... just in time for the market to go tits up. great timing...I think what we are all missing here is that someone finally brought a house...
In Taswegia?yeah... just in time for the market to go tits up. great timing...