St. Catharines and area hardwood flooring

Archive for November, 2011

Polyurethane pooled in all the heat vents

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Q: Due to a hardwood refinishing job w/ improper preparation my entire home has polyurethane pooled in all the heat vents. What are the health concerns and how do I remove it? A: There shouldn’t be any health concerns. Once the finish is hardened the mineral spirit solvent has left the film. I would probably [...]

Missed a spot applying poly

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Q: I put a final coat of polyurethane on my wood floors and noticed that I missed a spot where my roller didn’t overlap in application after the floor completely dried. I tried touching it up by rolling on some poly but the finish is matte and somewhat cloudy from what I first applied. Any [...]

Second coat of polyurethane not drying

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Q: We are having wood floors installed in a relatively new house (10 years old) on the upstairs bedroom floors. We are using a well regarded installation company. They put the floor down in one day, stained the second day and put the first and second coats of polyurethane on the third and fourth days. [...]

New floor popping loudly in middle of night

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Q: My question is related to your posting on “popping” or “cracking” sounds in wood floor. In my 2nd fl bedroom I recently replaced the old carpet to hardwood floor (not the pre-finished kind). We have, several times, been awoken by the loud popping sounds from the wood floor around 2-4 AM. What is the [...]