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Restaining wood floors

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amother

Wed, Nov 06 2013, 8:57 pm

thinking about restaining my wood floors did anyone do this could tell me how long the smell lasts?u have to move out of house? for how long? did I also have a baby at home is it dangerous? using oil and then waterbased on top of it

momX4

Wed, Nov 06 2013, 9:08 pm

I did the one that you dont need to move out.

We couldnt walk on the floor until it dried, about 24 hours. It has a strong paint smell. I was told its ok for the baby, but we spent the day outside. They stained in the morning and by the time we went to sleep the smell wasnt as strong.

The other type of staining required you to move out, we couldnt do that for various reasons.

amother

Wed, Nov 06 2013, 9:14 pm

do u know whaat type u did, I really dont want to move out?

momX4

Wed, Nov 06 2013, 10:18 pm

Ask the guy you use. He can help you figure it out.

amother

Violet

Tue, Nov 17 2015, 10:28 am

bumping this up .... I am doing my floors soon and I will use the non toxic water base staining (not moisture cure).

Please tell me about the smell.

We are doing one room in our house and do not want to leave.

Can we stay through out the week we were told it would take? Is the smell worse by the last coating?

Did anyone stain their floors and live in the house at the same time?

How bad is the smell? I really don't want to leave...so hard with kids ...

JoyInTheMorning

Tue, Nov 17 2015, 11:56 am

It takes a few days for the smell to go away if you are doing polyurethane, slightly less if you are doing water-based.

I highly recommend doing the poly rather than the water-based. It looks better and lasts longer.

amother

Violet

Tue, Nov 17 2015, 11:59 am

JoyInTheMorning wrote:

thanks ..it will be a mixture actually and we are doing 5(!) coats.

Did you do poly and stay at home throughout?

JoyInTheMorning

Wed, Nov 18 2015, 7:47 am

amother wrote:

thanks ..it will be a mixture actually and we are doing 5(!) coats.

Did you do poly and stay at home throughout?

We did poly, but it was before we had moved in. I am very sensitive to chemical fumes, so I made sure to stay away totally for a few days. It was an in-neighborhood move and I had been coming over to do things in the house but I found the smell overwhelming so I stayed away until the odor was gone.

I love my wood floors, so despite the hassle, I'm really glad we went with the stain and finish we chose!

theleithouse

Sun, Aug 14 2016, 2:40 pm

Who can I call

The Happy Wife

Sun, Aug 14 2016, 3:21 pm

theleithouse wrote:

Who can I call

You should probably include where you live, otherwise the responses might not be helpful.

Amarante

Sun, Aug 14 2016, 4:35 pm

I had floors stained and the smell want bad. I had to leave because I couldn't get in the house until it dried. As soon as they could be walked on, I was back in and I didn't notice a terrible odor.

The worst part was the sanding because I found bits of sawdust in strange places for years. I thought you had to sand when you refinished floors.

And for sure Chey the most durable finish. Because s many people have wood in their kitchen, the finishes have become much mor durable.

greenfire

Tue, Aug 16 2016, 1:40 am

amother wrote:

thanks ..it will be a mixture actually and we are doing 5(!) coats.

why on earth would you so 5 coats ?!?!?!

I usually only do 2 ...

theleithouse

Wed, Sep 14 2016, 4:15 pm

I live in Flatbush who is good for scraping and poly

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