If the floor has only been stained and has not been sealed with a protective top coat such as varnish or polyurethane you can seal the floor with polyurethane once the floor has been installed.
Polyurethane top coat over engineeered hardwood.
Wood in general does not scratch but the more hard coating polyurethane you put on top of the floor the greater the bed of material that can be scratched.
Top coating a new factory finished floor should be an urban legend.
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Oil vs polyurethane posted on july 25 2016 april 28 2018 by stonewood products.
Polyurea pedestrian vehicular systems.
Below are some of the top surface finishes for hardwood to note when choosing either solid or engineered.
Additional coats of polyurethane will not reduce the dings and dents.
Perhaps i should just avoid hardwood in the kitchen all together.
Home systems products polyurethane top coats.
Professionally speaking hal rusche 2nd.
For this reason a final coat of wax often tops the oil for extra protection.
Unlike most other hardwood floor finishes penetrating oils don t leave a hard shell on top of the wood.
Polyurethane vehicular traffic systems.
Polyurethane is best applied to the floor using a foam or lamb s wool applicator with an extension pole attached.
Polyurethane pedestrian traffic systems.
Hardwood floors in kitchens are done all the time.
Polyurethane will not make a wood floor any harder than it already is.
That probably voids the warranty anyway.
Fri sep 03 2004 3 34 pm.
Thanks for the advice.
Hardwood flooring is available with a number of distinct surface finishes that not only enhance the wood grain but also help protect the floor.
The coat of polyurethane actually does make the engineered look more like 3 4 board.