It is hard to find a more refined and elegant flooring for the house than a good and high quality parquet . There are many secrets, how to make it even more interesting and durable. It is necessary not only to choose carefully the grade of wood from which the dies are produced, but also to successfully purchase protective solutions for their new sex. The latter issue has a lot of nuances, because there are formaldehyde, polyurethane and alkyd varnishes, matte and glossy varnishes for water based parquet, as well as various primer. With such a variety of newcomers can instantly become confused and buy low-quality or harmful to health products. Here we will consider the safest kind of compounds in which no toxic components are used - water-soluble parquet varnishes.
What are the varnishes for water-based parquet?
People have always tried to avoid using harmful chemicals in the living quarters, so the appearance of the long-awaited means to protect water-based flooring was quite predictable. But the first water-soluble varnishes had several significant drawbacks, they were extremely unstable to various mechanical damages, which forced manufacturers to resort to using a small amount of improving additives. Therefore, now there are water-based polyurethane and acrylic-polyurethane varnishes for parquet with a small amount of solvent (5% -15%).
Advantages of water-based varnish for parquet:
- Work with such compounds is completely safe even in living rooms.
- The smell of water-soluble lacquer is practically not felt.
- Aqueous solutions do not burn.
- Water-soluble varnishes do not cause allergies.
- Water-based products clearly emphasize the natural texture of wood.
- Water-based varnishes have a low cost.
Disadvantages of aqueous varnishes
If in the bedrooms and children's rooms the use of water-soluble compounds is advisable, then in the corridor or in the kitchen it is better to use more resistant varnishes. Also note that water solutions are very capricious in use, you should try to apply them on the parquet with a humidity of not less than 50%, otherwise there will be a danger of formation of sags. Store these compounds is required only in a warm room, except for the freezing solution in the winter. Before applying the water-based varnish, a primer must be applied. It is desirable to use such floors extremely accurately, even spilled strong alcohol is able to leave bad stains on them.