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| Thread ID: 86141 | 2008-01-05 23:59:00 | A question for those living in a 1920s (or so) bungalow | Roscoe (6288) | PC World Chat |
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| 627620 | 2008-01-07 01:34:00 | Well worth the money to get a pro in with a floor sander, I helped the old man do a small room with a hire one and its a mission, definitely an art to it. And make sure you pull all the tacs and nails out before sanding:D . The polyurethane is something any capable home handyman/woman can do. | plod (107) | ||
| 627621 | 2008-01-07 03:01:00 | Lots of misinformation about the stuff: Like smoking, it is not something that is necessarily going to affect you overnight, although it affects different people in different ways. It may take decades for the effects to affect you, or it may never affect you, but it is believed to be a known carcinogen. People choose it because it is the cheap easy solution, and obviously these paint companies with deep pockets want you to buy their products. I would never buy a house that had had the floors sanded back and polyurthaned. I only build with natural green products where I can. I have also done courses at uni on green building design, and polyurathane is a big nono in eco building. We are going to see an increased awareness on greener products in the near future, as our buildings here in NZ are quite unhealthy environments. It was only 5 years ago when sustainable building passive and active solar design were considered fringe, when they are now considered the future of building, and new buildings in some parts of NZ must now have double glazing. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 627622 | 2008-01-07 03:42:00 | No sign of any poisoning problems yet . C'mon . . . just look at your picture . . the big staring and lifeless eyes and the hair! The HAIR! If that's not over dosage of volatile fumes over an extended period of time . . . I dunnow . . . . and the color! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 627623 | 2008-01-07 04:24:00 | I'd still recommend the Cabots Clear Floor product based on its low odour, and fast drying time, with the prerequisite that your floorboards are stable, don't move, and isn't subject to too heavy wear. I haven't used anything else, so can't really comment on other products unfortunately, however I have heard that Cabots has a heavy polyurethane-type product which is a lot more hard wearing. | somebody (208) | ||
| 627624 | 2008-01-07 05:07:00 | Anybody thought of good old marine spar varnish? Tough as hobnails and not a bad odor at all...kinda like the smell even! | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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