Polyurethane dry time
#1
10-15-18, 01:22 PM
Polyurethane dry time
I just had my floors upstairs stained and polyurethaned.
What’s the typical time I should wait for :
1. Place furniture in room
2. Install area rugs
The hardwood is red oak and brand new, stained with DuraSeal and duraseal oil poly. The label says 30 days before installing any rugs. If this is the case, I am in trouble, I am trying to relocate my daughter into her new room and prepare her old room for the new baby coming.
What’s the typical time I should wait for :
1. Place furniture in room
2. Install area rugs
The hardwood is red oak and brand new, stained with DuraSeal and duraseal oil poly. The label says 30 days before installing any rugs. If this is the case, I am in trouble, I am trying to relocate my daughter into her new room and prepare her old room for the new baby coming.
#2
10-15-18, 02:00 PM
Oil-based polyurethanes do take a long time to fully cure. The finish remains soft for a while and can easily be dented, scratched, sticky or transfer color from something like a rug. I would wait at minimum 7 days before putting in any furniture, and then only a small piece. Check it after a day or two to see if it has stuck or dented the finish at all before moving in anything else. I think 30 days is a little long, but probably a good 2 weeks before using a rug. Cure time is also slower in colder or humid areas, so if you can make sure the room is well heated and has light air circulation like a ceiling fan on low it will help cure faster. As long as you can still smell even a hint of solvent, it is still curing.
#4
10-15-18, 04:16 PM
Group Moderator
All depends on the finish used. And you shouldn't have to ask us if they left any of the empty cans behind. Just read the label.
#7
10-17-18, 10:39 AM
Group Moderator
I wouldn't put paper down. Another problem it can create are lines from sunlight where it is and is not covered.
