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Schumacher & Co. Custom Hardwood Floors launches first Natural Interiors® Floor Finishing Program

Today’s emphasis on measuring indoor-air quality relies heavily on the terms Low- and Zero-VOC (Volatile Organic Compound). But the EPA’s regulation of VOCs – which we cite routinely when we discuss interior products – has little to do with interior products or human health.

Instead, the EPA set limits on VOCs in an effort to reduce smog. There are a number of solvents that can be present in interior products. Some are not regulated because they do not promote the formation of smog.

So, Schumacher & Co. Custom Hardwood Floors in Milford, OH, is teaming with Natural Interiors® to offer low- and zero- VOC products that are designed to stop emitting chemical fumes once dry or contain only natural ingredients, with no known adverse health effects.

“Our Natural Interiors® Floor Finishing Program will provide this range, so we can offer a product that meets the individual needs of each customer, including those who do not want to detect any chemical odor in their homes,” says Roy Young, Schumacher & Co.’s quality control manager. Read the rest of this entry »

Natural oil that bonds gets thumbs up

 The oil hardwood flooring finish we are testing in this blog works differently than those we’ve already shown you.

It does not soak into the wood like the others. Instead, it forms a molecular bond with the first microns of the wood surface. It is spot-repairable like the others, but that works differently, too. Only the scratch or abraded area will bond with the oil when it is spread over the damaged area.

“After 10 minutes, you just wipe away the excess, and you are done,” says Roy Young, quality control manager at Schumacher & Co. Custom Hardwood Floors in Milford, OH. In just a few weeks, the company will be launching its Natural Interiors® Floor Finishing Program. Read the rest of this entry »