My fiancee wood floors stained us a week ago (it has been sanded and bare as they should be), but I do not think the stain is erased after 10-15 minutes. It is sticky and is already a week. How can I help the soil dry faster? Do not really want to have the sand and start over if fans dynaton.Eicha there. It is very wet and humid where I live.
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7 Responses to How to make the wood floor dries faster?
arLeNe
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:34 am
Lending a classical, warm feeling to your home, wood is a beautiful option to consider for your living or dining room, as well as your bedrooms. You can install wood flooring in kitchens or bathrooms, but be aware that water spills may warp or otherwise damage the surface overtime. When considering wood floors, you’ll be choosing not only the plank size, wood species and wood stain, but also whether you want solid or engineered wood flooring.
autumn
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:06 am
lots of fans? open windows so a breeze can go through?
stray cat
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:50 am
You can rent a carpet dryer at home depot. they are just fans with the air being funnelled at the bottom
Ronald P
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:08 am
You need to call the company that manufactured the stain. It should have been dry two days at the most. The only thing that really effect drying time would extremely high humidity. Something is wrong here.
DoogieT
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:17 am
That is very strange. Humidity will slow the drying process, but for the floor to still be tacky after a week seems very strange. See if you can rent some dehumidifiers and put them in the house. You may have to do one room at a time depending on how many you can get. If you have air conditioning then set the temperature lower. I know this sounds strange but the more the air conditioning runs the more moisture it will take out. Only other option is to wipe off the excess stain. You can get a clean rag and wipe off a small area in a location that is hidden to see how much stain penetrated the wood. After wiping off the excess stain then look at the color. If you like it then wipe the entire floor. But your best option is to wait it out. Some boards may be dry and you may have some uneven shades in the wood if you wipe it off at this point. Good luck.
knowitall
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:27 am
Turn on air conditioning. That will reduce humidity and speed drying.
suellenh
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:58 am
Stain is intended to be applied and wiped off; then a sealing finish is applied. If he didn’t follow the instructions you may have to sand again.
Products can be defective and might never dry. My uncle was a builder and painter and I remember him having to remove paint from a door that just wouldn’t dry.
If the stain finally dries, I don’t know how a sealer will act over such a thick coat of it.