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Dealing with vocs in flooring

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Hi there I'd be really interested in people's tips for dealing with vocs in flooring. I've just moved into a house which has nice laminate flooring however unfortunately there is some off-gassing. I'm ventilating well but it is persistent and affecting my breathing. I'm wondering whether there are any low-voc sealants people have used to seal in the vocs... Or have you ended up replacing flooring? TIA!

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How are you measuring the vocs?They are normally only given off when cutting a laminate as they are otherwise sealed in, laminates are made up of 3 or 5 layers on top of the mdf or hefty base, the laminate is produced with high pressure and heat after which no vocs can be given off.

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hdf not hefty

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Loopylou99

I invested in a dyson air purifier, it also measures and removes voc and formaldehyde

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