Premium Hardwood Flooring Refinishing Experts Memorial Square

GA Flooring provides expert hardwood floor refinishing in Memorial Square, Georgia. If your hardwood floor has lost its beauty through age, damage, or even just wear and tear, it can be brought back to its original beauty. Our team offers a dustless refinishing service that can guarantee to return the natural beauty to your hardwood floors.

The GA Flooring, Inc team has years of experience refinishing hardwood flooring in Memorial SquareGeorgia. Our team strives to provide professional hardwood flooring refinishing services ensuring that your floors will look as good as new.

Oil Vs. Water Refinishing

The two main types of hardwood flooring refinishing compounds are oil based and water based. 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. If you choose to switch from an oil based compound to a water based hardwood refinishing compound you must be aware that it will look different than it had previously. Listed below is are several FAQ's about oil and water based hardwood refinishing compounds.

Oil Modified Polyurethane (OMU)

• Is a solvent based polyurethane, contains mineral spirit.
• Much higher in VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).
• The color begins to grow yellow or brownish-orange over time
• Odor can last for several days or even weeks.
• Oil allows for richer darker tones by soaking deep into the wood
• The natural oils in the sealer allow for a dull shine
• Darker color tones.
• 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

• You can conceivably do a coat every 2-4 hours. This takes 1-2 days off the job versus oil based poly which allows the homeowner to get back to their routine/life sooner.
• Coatings will dry enough to walk on in a few hours
• 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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