by Eddy Laboy | Jul 30, 2015 | Hardwood Flooring, Solid Hardwood Floors
In choosing the right wood floors, do you just sift through the species, stains, finish, prices or dig deeper than that? As a homeowner or even business owner, what else shouldn’t be overlooked? Safety. Indeed, safety should be on top of the list more than the rest of the factors. Let’s discuss about the trending issue on formaldehyde in floors. For the past few months, the wood flooring industry has been shaken by the fact that other US manufacturing firm has been selling laminate floors that have an alarming content of formaldehyde. Some Americans may end up thinking to stay away from wood floors at all. Shouldn’t you be learning what this formaldehyde about that is feared by many? Here are important facts that you should know before getting your desired wood floors installed: Significance of Formaldehyde in Floors and Other Products Before jumping to conclusion that formaldehyde shouldn’t be in wood floors, understand that it is a fundamental industrial chemical to produce other chemicals and various products like home furnishings, paints, textiles, household cleaning products, landscape and yard products, medicinal and personal care products and pesticides. It is naturally present almost anywhere, including wood, and is used in the adhesives for engineered and laminate wood floors. Allowed Limits of Formaldehyde in Floors There are factors that affect the measurement of formaldehyde levels in indoor space. These are formaldehyde source, temperature, humidity, air exchange rate and ambient indoor ozone concentration. California Air Regulatory Board (CARB), during the phase 1 of implementation of this regulation, it required adhesive formaldehyde emissions to be equal to or less than 0.08 ppm (parts...
