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From: ospam (Yngver)
Well, my husband has always told me that pretty much all wooden floors have been sealed with something--otherwise they are unfinished wood, which would not hold up very well. Usually hardwood floors are sealed with polyurethane, but unless you have a really stupid installer like the janitor at one of the apartments we used to rent, they are not going to glop on such a thick coat that you would have a slick surface (and even that one was not so much slick as just ugly because he had so many air bubbles in it.) They can also be sealed using penetrating sealants like acrylics or oils. If you want to do a search, there are a couple ways you can test your floor (in an inconspicuous area) to see what kind of sealer you have. The reason this subject came up with us is that I didn't believe at first that our floors are sealed (in our current house) because they didn't appear to have a layer of polyurethane. Maybe my floors are sealed then. It's probably been awhile since anything was applied though. I think I will do a search to see how to test. ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: ospam (Yngver)
Well, my husband has always told me that pretty much all wooden floors have been sealed with something--otherwise they are unfinished wood, which would not hold up very well. Usually hardwood floors are sealed with polyurethane, but unless you have a really stupid installer like the janitor at one of the apartments we used to rent, they are not going to glop on such a thick coat that you would have a slick surface (and even that one was not so much slick as just ugly because he had so many air bubbles in it.) They can also be sealed using penetrating sealants like acrylics or oils. If you want to do a search, there are a couple ways you can test your floor (in an inconspicuous area) to see what kind of sealer you have. The reason this subject came up with us is that I didn't believe at first that our floors are sealed (in our current house) because they didn't appear to have a layer of polyurethane. Maybe my floors are sealed then. It's probably been awhile since anything was applied though. I think I will do a search to see how to test. ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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