Subject pretty much sez it all. I am putting baseboards into my
basement which is at grade is dry (if not very dry). On the second and
third stories, I've never seen the humidity above 40%.
So I've gone through and stained three sides of the baseboard assuming
the stain is just for cosmetics in this case. Is this a valid
assumption?
Minwax's can suggests/recommends that I polyurethane the wood now.
Should I polyurethane all four sides or can I leave the backside,
i.e., the side up against the wall, completely untreated?
Am going to be putting baseboard into a ventilated bathroom but am
planning on polyurethaning the back side of those baseboards.
Comments?
Thanks all.
~Tom
no need to poly 4 sides of baseboard in a well ventilated
bathroom. the basement would be ONE place I'd go the extra
mile if you think there is a potential severe moisture
problem; otherwise skip the extra steps on that stuff too.
YOU aren't building a piano... :)
dave
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> Subject pretty much sez it all. I am putting baseboards into my
> basement which is at grade is dry (if not very dry). On the second and
> third stories, I've never seen the humidity above 40%.
>
> So I've gone through and stained three sides of the baseboard assuming
> the stain is just for cosmetics in this case. Is this a valid
> assumption?
>
> Minwax's can suggests/recommends that I polyurethane the wood now.
> Should I polyurethane all four sides or can I leave the backside,
> i.e., the side up against the wall, completely untreated?
>
> Am going to be putting baseboard into a ventilated bathroom but am
> planning on polyurethaning the back side of those baseboards.
>
> Comments?
>
> Thanks all.
>
> ~Tom