1 HOME TRENDS] Hardwood Floor Lovers Breathe Easier (NAPSA)—Many homeowners would love to enjoy the stunning beauty of a newly refinished hardwood floor—if only it wasn’t forall the dust generated by the finishing process. Fortunately, today’s homeowners can breathe a lot easier—literally—when deciding to restore their floors’ beauty. New dust containment technology can eliminate airborne dust previously associated with sanding andrefinishing woodfloors. The latest dust containment systems are designed and engineered to prevent the infiltration and permeation of dust into draperies, furniture, cabinets, air ducts, air conditioning units and all household appliances. “Dust associated with refinishing hardwoodfloors is not only an immediate cleaning nightmare but can linger for months or even years,” said Gerry Mueller, of floor care pioneer BonaKemi USA, which developed the dust containment technology. “Homeowners can avoid that annoying mess by simply demanding their hardwood flooring contractor use a dust containment system.” With a dust containment system, homeownersare free to move about the whole house during the sanding process. The revolutionary new technology eliminates the need for unsightly and constricting plastic taped to the doorways and stairwells—an old fashioned method often used to prevent dust from spreading through the whole house. With the latest technology, homeowners can enjoy beautiful hard- wood floors and eliminate the annoying dustrefinishing can generate. “T was very skeptical because of previous experiences with old-style traditional wood floor refinishing procedures that send dust everywhere,” said Ellen Pruitt, a Georgia homeowner whorecently had her floors done with the BonaKemi Atomic System. “With a dust containment system, there’s no airborne dust to clean up. No mess and my floors look amazing.” The sanding equipment used indoors connects to a vacuum system powered by a 27-hp engine located outside the home—a concept similar to carpet-cleaning systems—making it the fastest, most efficient and effec- tive way possible to contain airborne dust in the wood floor sanding and finishing process. For a free dust containment brochure, call 800-574-4674 or visit www. bonakemi.com.
