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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 »