The new sports floor finish: RJC low VOC Moisture Cured Urethane

The new sports floor finish

RJC low VOC Moisture Cured Urethane

Main gym at Van Gladstone High School in School District No. 29 before treatment.

BC Hardwood Floor Co. Ltd.’s new product, RJC Moisture Cured Urethane Floor Finish, meets the Canadian government’s new AIM regulations – with only 345 grams per litre of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) – while still providing an attractive, hard-wearing floor coating.

BC Hardwood Floor has been a leader in the flooring industry since 1904. Many of the earliest sports floor installations in the province were done by the company and more than a century later, it continues to serve institutional and commercial clients throughout British Columbia and the Yukon.

We are very proud to be working with Rudd Company Inc. to launch this new urethane finish. Rudd has been producing wood finishes since 1912, and the two companies have been working together since the 1970s to supply the B.C.-Yukon construction industry with fine residential and commercial floor finishes.

RJC Moisture Cured Urethane is compatible with, and is as durable as, the original higher VOC content moisture-cured finishes previously used on sports floors. The original moisture-cured urethane has been used successfully for more than 30 years.

Based on decades of experience and hundreds of successful projects, it is BC Hardwood’s opinion that moisture-cured urethane is the most durable sports floor finish on the market today. It requires little care other than daily sweeping or dry mopping. Over time, the coating will gradually lose its glossy sheen but it will continue to provide an excellent sports surface. Under normal usage and care, the floor will not need be to be recoated for up to five years.

There is a common misconception that water-based finishes contain fewer VOCs than moisture-cured urethane. RJC Moisture Cured Urethane has approximately 345 grams per litre of VOCs, whereas water-based floor finishes contain approximately 275 to 325 grams per litre. At first glance, it would appear that the water-based finish would have the advantage. In practice, however, recoating with moisture cure requires only one coat while water-based requires two. The use of moisture-cured urethane, therefore, not only reduces VOCs but also provides significant labour savings because of the one-coat procedure. In short, RJC Moisture Cured Urethane is an environmentally friendly, high-quality and cost-effective sports floor finish.

For any further information, please contact BC Hardwood Floor Co. at 604-255-7375, email info@bchardwood.com or visit us at www.bchardwood.com. b