VOC stands for 'Volatile Organic Compounds'. I could give you the fancy scientific definition but for our purposes regarding your floors let’s keep it simple. It is the off gassing that occurs from chemicals that are applied as protective coatings to floors. The smell to put it very simply. It is measured in grams per [...]

This question has a lot of answers so I will list the pros and cons of each. Let’s start with Polyurethane or OMU pros. Polyurethane Pros Tried and tested, an industry standard for over 65 years. Cost, most commercially available floor polyurethane is around $15-$20 a gallon Has a thick build more solids than water [...]

Ann Arbor Hardwoods prefers to use water based finish, specifically Pallman, and Bona products.

Dustless is not the same as dust free, you can expect to see a small amount of dust on horizontal surfaces in the immediate areas being sanded, it will be limited to that area and not throughout the whole house. The dust will not build up on walls and other vertical surfaces. Also to put [...]