{"id":12087,"date":"2023-02-03T18:51:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T13:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/wood-floors-the-different-types-of-varnish\/"},"modified":"2023-02-03T18:51:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T13:51:12","slug":"wood-floors-the-different-types-of-varnish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/wood-floors-the-different-types-of-varnish\/","title":{"rendered":"Wood floors: the different types of varnish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no secret that renovating your floors can completely change the look of your home. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/floor-sanding\/\">dust-free sanding service<\/a> is an excellent way to achieve the desired effect at a low cost. However, it is just as important to choose the right finish. To help you understand, here are the different options available to you.<\/p>\n<h2>Water-based varnish<\/h2>\n<p>Easy to maintain and durable, water-based varnishes are known for their ability to not turn yellow over time. In addition, they dry more quickly when applied and contain a very low level of toxic products.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to popular belief, their degree of resistance today is similar to oil-based varnishes. In fact, there are several choices and qualities of water-based varnishes. Some are as durable or even more durable than oil-based varnish.<\/p>\n<p>Following its application, it is imperative to wait at least one month before the first washing of your floors in order to keep their resistance and lustre. However, adding a primer to the varnish speeds up the process and reduces the time to just 10 days. In addition, it makes your floor more resistant to damage.<\/p>\n<h2>Oil-based varnish<\/h2>\n<p>Less popular these days, oil-based varnish tends to keep its lustre for many years but to yellow quickly. It also takes a long time to dry and releases a large number of toxic products that are harmful to health and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>However, this option allows for a roller application that is easier for beginners.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, take a look at our large selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/varnish\/\">stains and varnishes<\/a> available in-store and don&#8217;t hesitate to <a href=\"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/contact-us\/\">ask our experts<\/a> for advice!<\/p>\n<p>Happy renovations!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no secret that renovating your floors can completely change the look of your home. Our dust-free sanding service is an excellent way to achieve the desired effect at a low cost. However, it is just as important to choose the right finish. To help you understand, here are the different options available to you. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12087"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12087\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plancherssthubert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}