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Water based floor finish (Traffic HD) on VG fir floors

8 months ago

Hey Houzz community!

Does anyone have any photos they can share of a water based floor finish on VG fir floors? We're trying to decide which finish to choose and while we love the warm amber look of oil-based finishes, we don't like the VOCs (My wife is pregnant with twins so that's a large concern right now) and have been told that the traffic HD is more durable.

However, it's been challenging to find any photos of floors that we know have a water based finish.

Also, if anyone has any photos of their floors where an oil-based sealer was under underneath the water-based top coat that would be super duper appreciated. That seems like a middle ground option, but again, we're unsure what it will look like.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

-Scott

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
8 months ago
Get your floor refinisher to show you samples on your floor . There is no way to really help by seeing a floor finish anywhere else.
PRO
G & S Floor Service
8 months ago
last modified: 8 months ago
You can use one coat of Bona Amberseal and two coats of Traffic HD to maintain the warm look of a oil base finish but with low VOC water base products.

Are you sure it's Douglas fir? It maybe quartersawn heart pine. It's common to mix up the two wood species.
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