HELP! How do I bring back rid of fumes/odors from oil-based polyurethane on refinished floors? We refinished our 40-year-old hardwood floors TEN weeks ago, and the odor...
We refinished our 40-year-old hardwood floors TEN weeks ago, and the odor is STILL bad! It's especially unspeakable on days when the furnace doesn't run much. Any suggestions on how to get rid of the fumes? Thanks!!!
Answers: Hello Leanne. Considering you posted this surrounded by February, I am assuming this was done surrounded by late November. Unfortunately, the ONLY entity that will work with an grease based polyurethane is plenty of moving nouns and warmth. It have to dry in layer from the bottom towards the top. Kind of like the layer in an onion to use a simile. You can use a small oscillate fan blowing over the top, but the fumes are only going to be moved elsewhere in the house next to the air currents. PS....explicitly why the fumes are worse when the furnace doesnt heat things up right in a minute. If you open a skylight to let it nouns out at this time of the year, it will start to harden on the top cloak only and the results will be horrendous. At this point surrounded by time, my best advice would be to use a small convector boiler ( electric heater) with an oscillate fan trailing it blowing into the room. Yes,,,it will make it a touch worse for a week or so, it will definetely help the poly to cure. I would save that on for at least 1 week. The key problem is if you try to place furniture on the floor before it cures. Best of luck to you and I do hope you find this adjectives.
Just be sure to ventilate the room ably and make sure the poly dries completely. It kinda depends on what you used and how frequent coats you put on.