Leave The Mess Behind, Give Your Hardwood Floors An Enduring Facelift Without The Dust And Harmful Fumes

	No more dust. No more fumes. Dust containment systems and environmentally sound floor finishes now offer an easier, healthier way to beautify wooden floors.

(HIT) - Family health is an up front issue today requiring homeowners to take another look at building, remodeling, and maintenance materials.

Gone are the days of difficult hardwood floor refinishing projects. You can have the benefits of beautiful hardwood floors in your home without the difficulties of a dust storm throughout your home and generally unhealthy downtime. For those with allergies and other breathing problems a welcome feature, indeed, and the refinishing process doesn’t require family members to vacate their homes during the process.

Thanks in large part to the environmental focus of forward moving companies– like BonaKemi USA, Inc., the commitment continues. Bona’s GREENGUARD certified Environmental Choice System™ features dust containment and waterborne finishes that meet stringent air-quality standards and testing protocols for indoor products.

An industry independent, non-profit organization, the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) works to improve public health and the quality of life through programs that improve indoor air quality. For more information visit www.greenguard.org.


The health assurances relating to the dust and fumes associated with traditional hardwood floor refinishing are met in two important ways. First the latest dust containment systems connect the sanding equipment to a high-powered vacuum, which extracts the dust generated during the sanding process. But dust containment is only half of the equation when it comes to maintaining indoor air quality. Using an environmentally responsible floor finish is the other.

Modern floor finishing products are waterborne. They have no harmful fumes, are virtually odorless and nonflammable, yet feature superior durability over their solvent-based counterparts.

Waterborne Floor Finishing Products

The most modern floor finishing products are waterborne which means they have no harmful fumes, are virtually odorless and nonflammable, will not change color over time, yet feature superior durability over their solvent-based counterparts.

"Refinishing hardwood floors with waterborne products and sanding with dust containment equipment creates a healthier environment for not only the hardwood flooring contractor, but the homeowner as well," said Marilyn Black, Ph.D., of Air Quality Sciences, a third-party indoor air quality testing company that was part of the GEI team certifying the Bona system.

For information about refinishing and caring for your hardwood floors, call 1-800-574-4674 or visit http://www.bonakemi.com.

Courtesy: Home Improvement News and Information Center