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Coatings, colour and care: what we've learned finishing floors across Melbourne for over twenty years.

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Two articles below. More on the way as jobs throw up questions worth answering.

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Some information about solvent-based finishes

If you're considering applying a solvent-based finish to your floors, it's important to understand the risks involved. These finishes can give off toxic fumes containing harmful free isocyanates, and are classed as poisons.

We look at what curing really requires, and at the waterborne alternative that lets you stay in the house.

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Straight answers to the questions clients ask us on site.

Colour & trends

On trend: stained timber flooring

The latest interior design trends lean heavily toward dark hardwood and engineered timber floorboards. Stained timber flooring provides instant drama in any room, and stain colours offer far more flexibility than natural tones.

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Finishes & health

Solvent-based finishes: what to know

Toxic fumes given off by solvent floor finishes contain free isocyanates that affect the respiratory system, and are particularly dangerous for asthma sufferers, children and the elderly.

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