How Long Until You Can Walk on Water Based Polyurethane

Fresh polyurethane can be walked on as soon as all signs of wet finish disappear. You may be able to walk on the floor as soon as two hours after applying WBP and eight hours after applying WBP. You should wait two days before moving furniture onto a floor finished with WBP — four days for OBP.

How soon can you walk on floor after polyurethane?

Length of time to dry for oil based polyurethane: Hours 24-48, you can walk on the floors with socks. Avoid shoes and bare feet. And, make sure your pets (who usually have bare feet) do not walk on the floors during this time. After 4 days, you can move furniture back on to the floors.

Can you sleep in house after water-based polyurethane?

THe less movement in the house the better when redoing floors and you have just been told the fumes are toxic so no you can’t stay in the house .

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

Gaming, Esports & Interactive Media Writer

Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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