We have about 2600 sq ft of brand new wide plank red oak hardwood floors that are currently being sanded by our contractor right now. By next week he will be ready to begin applying the finish that we have yet to choose. No stain. My issue is…I have a 20 month old and a new baby due next month. We are currently not residing in the house being worked on. We will move in about a month after all work is completed (we expect to move by mid-October. I want to stay away from any solvent-based, or with dangerous toxins, carcinogens & heavy metals(formaldehyde, glycol ethers, toluene, benzene, xylene, etc.), yet don’t want to create a complicated application for the contractor. My main concern is for my babies, since they’ll be crawling all over the place and breathing the air close to the floors. High VOC content and continued offgassing is an unacceptable option. Need something that will also look good in satin finish and have low maintenance. I’d prefer to go with a water-based sealer, but again, want to stay away form the glycol ethers that are common in water-based sealers. Any input out there?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We have about 2600 sq ft of brand new wide plank red oak hardwood floors that are currently being sanded by our contractor right now. By next week he will be ready to begin applying the finish that we have yet to choose. No stain. My issue is…I have a 20 month old and a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15059,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"schneps_byline":"","schneps_post_style":"","schneps_post_source":"","schneps_syndicated_read_more":"","schneps_post_source_sitename":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_html":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_src":"","schneps_post_source_shortname":"","schneps_post_source_url":"","schneps_post_source_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"districts":[],"class_list":["post-23493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-floors"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2008\/08\/nontoxic-low-vo\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Non-Toxic, Low VOC Floor Finish Recommendations Needed","url":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2008\/08\/nontoxic-low-vo\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2008\/08\/nontoxic-low-vo\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Floors","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"southsidegrll"}],"creator":["southsidegrll"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Forum Archive","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2008-08-10T01:02:17Z","datePublished":"2008-08-10T01:02:17Z","dateModified":"2008-08-10T01:02:17Z"},"rendered":"