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Tag: Laminate
Laminate is not wood, nor is it a floor, it is a floor cover made of chemicals and composites. Imagine a photocopy of real wood chemically bound to particle board or cheap composites. Made with synthetic materials or very thinly sliced pieces of wood, laminate equals replica. Made to look like wood grain by using a method similar to printing a photo, i.e. designed to fool those not paying attention.
What Is Wood Laminate?
So, in simplest terms, you print a layer of wood-colored plastic and then adhere it to a composite wood substrate like particle board. Laminate manufacturers use a wide range of materials including dangerous chemicals. The chemicals used in manufacturing laminate are dangerous and they are the fastest growing component of our landfills.
What is a VOC?
Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, are gases that are emitted into the air from products or processes. Some are harmful by themselves, including some that cause cancer. In addition, they can react with other gases and form other air pollutants after they are in the air. Furthermore, because it contains toxic VOCs like formaldehyde and takes decades to disperse, laminate is a health risk long after replaced.
Laminate and single use floors
These compounds continue to produce VOCs after they are in your home. Formaldehyde was found in a major retailer laminate a few years ago. Sixty Minutes did a shocking story, they promised to do better. However, the main manufacturers of this material are in China and Vietnam. Standards, for end products shipped back to the U.S. are nonexistent. For more about this issue contact us today.
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) is a term used to refer to organic chemical compounds that evaporate while drying (volatile). Products that contain VOCs release vapors during use and storage that are often harmful to both humans and the environment.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_message] An investment provides a return, a product has pre-determined life cycle, invest in
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Real Wood floors an investment that provides real returns, versus a single use floor such as laminate or engineered wood. Single-use floor covers, investment in your local floor covers and carpet store, but not your home.
Moncocoat is an all-natural oil wood floor finishes are plant-based, VOC-free and utterly non-toxic oil finishes of extraordinary durability. Available in clear finish and more than 30 color finishes, all apply evenly in a single coating.
Some VOC are harmful by themselves without reactions, including some that cause cancer