Question from vertigo1972
Hi Debra, I am having a difficulty with prefinished white hardwood oak floors I had installed in Dec. 2009. I ripped out old hardwood floors that had pesticide on them and replaced them with this new floor. I am chemically sensitive and but i never had problems with the other white hardwood floors in other parts of my home. I am not sure if its the finish on the floor or the wood itself. I was thinking of sanding the prefinished wood and then coating it with a voc free hard seal. Has anyone else had this problem? The new floor is from a different manaufacturer and they use aluminum oxide as the prefinish. Do you think sanding the floor will help?
Thanks
John
Debra’s Answer
The first thing I would do is apply heat. Close up the room and turn on the heat. At the end of the day, open the windows and let it air out. Keep doing this until there is no more odor. It’s probably the finish that is not fully cured.
