Guest guest Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Does anyone know about these products for crawlspaces? They look quite interesting. http://www.healthyenvironments.com/before_after.html Zippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Zippy, I have recommended Neutocrete for a number of my clients. The company operates in CT and have a franchise in MA but I don't think they are in too many states. The covering can be very helpful in cleaning up low crawl spaces. Remember that any fiberglass ceiling insulation in a crawl space must be removed and all the framing cleaned and sealed before the Neutocrete is installed. Also, the crawl space must be dehumidified after the installation, since there is a lot of water in the mix, and mold can start to grow if the weather is humid. C. May, M.A., CIAQP May Indoor Air Investigations LLC 3 Tolkien Lane Tyngsborough, MA 01879 617-354-1055 www.mayindoorair.com www.myhouseiskillingme.com > 3. Neutocrete? > Posted by: " bhp355 " zippy890@... bhp355 > Date: Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:59 pm ((PDT)) > > Does anyone know about these products > for crawlspaces? They look quite interesting. > > http://www.healthyenvironments.com/before_after.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Jeff, would soda blasting be a good way to clean framing? It seems scrubbing it down with a chemical would take forever. > > > Remember that any fiberglass ceiling insulation in a crawl space must be > removed and all the framing cleaned and sealed before the Neutocrete is > installed. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Barb, I did not mean cleaning with household cleaners, I meant approved method of cleaning, with emphasis on the sealing (as unlkie some consultants, I believe strongly that bare wood should be sealed after remediation). For framing with no obvious mold, HEPA vacuuming and sealing is probably adequate. For minor spots of mold on bare wood, a simple and safe method (with containment of course) is to use the type of razor-sharp scrapers that were used for lead paint removal. These Warner Manufacturing Company (MN) one-inch, inexpensive tools with curved blades can be used like mini-planes rapidly and easily to scrape away thin layers of wood. Of course, a scraper has to be sharpened frequently with a file for continued use. Other paint scrapers such as carbide, are not nearly sharp enough for the job. A properly sharpened tool is so sharp that it can be used for shaving! For substantial mold infestations, soda or Dry Ice blasting is more suitable. C. May, M.A., CIAQP May Indoor Air Investigations LLC 3 Tolkien Lane Tyngsborough, MA 01879 617-354-1055 www.mayindoorair.com www.myhouseiskillingme.com writes: >Neutocrete? >Posted by: " barb1283 " barb1283@... barb1283 >Date: Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:47 am ((PDT)) >Jeff, would soda blasting be a good way to clean framing? It seems >scrubbing it down with a chemical would take forever. >> >> >> Remember that any fiberglass ceiling insulation in a crawl space must be >> removed and all the framing cleaned and sealed before the Neutocrete is >> installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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