Experienced Hardwood Flooring Refinishing Professionals throughout Lake City

GA Flooring provides experienced hardwood floor refinishing services in Lake City, Georgia. Professional hardwood flooring refinishing services can restore your hardwood to its original beauty. Our team offers a dustless refinishing service that can guarantee to return the original beauty to your hardwood floors.

The GA Flooring, Inc team has years of experience refinishing hardwood flooring in Lake CityGeorgia. Our team strives to provide premium hardwood flooring refinishing services guaranteeing that your floors will look like new.

Oil Refinishing Vs. Water Refinishing

There are two versions of refinishing products for hardwood floors oil based and water based compounds. There are several differences between oil and water based refinishing coatings: drying time, odor, price, and color - not durability. Most on-site finished hardwood has and oil based finish. Prefinished wood can be water or oil based. If you have site finished wood in your home, it is probably oil based. Be aware that if you change to water based, it will look different. Below you will find several FAQ's about the different types of hardwood refinishing compounds.

Oil Modified Polyurethane (OMU)

• Is a solvent based polyurethane, contains mineral spirit.
• Much higher in VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).
• Over time the color can change, darkening or becoming more orange
• Odor can last for several days or even weeks.
• Oil interacts with the wood for warmer tones. Gives the wood more depth and color. This is because it is absorbed into the wood and the oil accentuates the wood grain, giving the grain more.
• The natural oils in the sealer allow for a dull shine
• Only option for dark stains.
• Drying time can be anywhere from 8 to 24 hours depending on humidity and other factors
• Curing— allow finish to cure for 24 hours from final coat before foot traffic and 30 days before placing area rugs. The floor may be walked on (light foot traffic only!) and after about 12 hours after second coat, but remains susceptible to scuffing and marring until completely cured. Use only a dry microfiber mop or cloth for cleaning during the first week or two—no liquid cleaners!

Water Based/Water Borne Polyurethane

• Faster drying time means less time spent waiting for the job to be finished.
• Fast drying time means foot traffic can resume only hours after the coat is applied.
• Cost is more expensive (additional charge to use).
• Curing-70% cured after 1 day, 90% cured after 3 days, fully cured in approximately 7 days so area rugs can be placed down after 7 days. Do not replace area rugs until floor is fully cured. The floor may be walked on and furniture replaced after 24 hours, but remains susceptible to scuffing and marring until completely cured. Slight fumes/odors. The day after the final coat most people smell nothing. Use only a dry microfiber mop or cloth for cleaning during the first week or two—no liquid cleaners!
• VOC compliant.
• Best for natural and light to medium stains, not dark stains.
• Because it sets up so fast, there is little penetration into the wood.
• Feels/looks more “plastic”; tends to have greater reflection and shine.

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