Selecting Healthy and Environmentally Sound Clear Wood Finishes – Green Home Guide
Clear finishes protect wood from wear, moisture, and aging, but they can degrade the environment—in your home and elsewhere. When selecting a clear finish for wood finishing or refinishing, we recommend considering the environmental impact of its manufacture and disposal, its effect on indoor air quality, and its durability.
There’s a lot to be said for beautifully finished wood floors. Nicely maintained wood flooring can increase the value of your Colorado Springs homes for sale significantly. That being said, it is becoming increasingly more important to renovate flooring with the environment in mind. Traditional finishes can cause some major harm to not only the air quality of your home, but also wildlife habitat…including our streams used for drinking water. But not to worry, most major manufacturers are producing new finishes that are far less harmful to the environment. It may cost you a few extra bucks, but you will definitely smell and breathe the benefit of using environmentally sound products on your flooring!
