Guest guest Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Hi I'm new to the list. I am leaving a home that has mold & going to new home. I need to buy new furniture but have severe MCS so with offgasing it is scary. I am ripping up the floor & putting all tile in which is of concern. But first of all I will need a table & chairs for the family to eat on. I'm thinking metal & glass but I'm concerned about the finish on them. Also the cushions. Maybe I could do wood if I used AFM on it? Anyone have any experience with this huge problem of furnishing your house? --------------------------------- Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Lynn Sometimes new isn't all what its cracked up to be when you have MCS. Have you thought about looking for good used furniture? That way the off gasing is done. Before you go into the furniture store, I would pre look online. Think leather, my Sis got a great set from costco and it didn't bother me. Its the crap they put on materials that the worst. Best of luck, itsounds like your being smart about it. Wearing masks helps to if you really need to go in those stores Take care a Lynn Ross <uz2dance@...> wrote: Hi I'm new to the list. I am leaving a home that has mold & going to new home. I need to buy new furniture but have severe MCS so with offgasing it is scary. I am ripping up the floor & putting all tile in which is of concern. But first of all I will need a table & chairs for the family to eat on. I'm thinking metal & glass but I'm concerned about the finish on them. Also the cushions. Maybe I could do wood if I used AFM on it? Anyone have any experience with this huge problem of furnishing your house? --------------------------------- Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 If you are going for " used " furniture...keep this in mind...if it was from a 2nd hand store verify of they " sprayed " anything on it or if they use an exterminator as the furniture will absorb and offgas those chemicals. If from an individual, ask the same thing and also ask if they had any pets...as the pets might have had an accident and they used something to mitigate the odor. Did they ever have the upolstery cleaned or or did they use any fragrances in the house things like that. NOthing is ever 100% safe..... On Tue, 2 Oct 2007, a Townsend wrote: > Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:54:38 -0700 (PDT) > From: a Townsend <kmtown2003@...> > Reply- > > Subject: Re: [] Newbee Needs Help > > Lynn > Sometimes new isn't all what its cracked up to be when you have MCS. Have you thought about looking for good used furniture? That way the off gasing is done. Before you go into the furniture store, I would pre look online. Think leather, my Sis got a great set from costco and it didn't bother me. Its the crap they put on materials that the worst. > Best of luck, itsounds like your being smart about it. Wearing masks helps to if you really need to go in those stores > Take care > a > > Lynn Ross <uz2dance@...> wrote: > Hi I'm new to the list. I am leaving a home that has mold & going to new home. > I need to buy new furniture but have severe MCS so with offgasing it is scary. > > I am ripping up the floor & putting all tile in which is of concern. But first of all I will need a table & chairs for the family to eat on. > > I'm thinking metal & glass but I'm concerned about the finish on them. Also the cushions. Maybe I could do wood if I used AFM on it? Anyone have any experience with this huge problem of furnishing your house? > > > > > --------------------------------- > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 I'm just concerned about the furniture being moldy if used. I guess I can look around & I could try to clean,. Angel says NO MORE 2 Clarins <jap2bemc@...> wrote: If you are going for " used " furniture...keep this in mind...if it was from a 2nd hand store verify of they " sprayed " anything on it or if they use an exterminator as the furniture will absorb and offgas those chemicals. If from an individual, ask the same thing and also ask if they had any pets...as the pets might have had an accident and they used something to mitigate the odor. Did they ever have the upolstery cleaned or or did they use any fragrances in the house things like that. NOthing is ever 100% safe..... On Tue, 2 Oct 2007, a Townsend wrote: > Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:54:38 -0700 (PDT) > From: a Townsend <kmtown2003@...> > Reply- > > Subject: Re: [] Newbee Needs Help > > Lynn > Sometimes new isn't all what its cracked up to be when you have MCS. Have you thought about looking for good used furniture? That way the off gasing is done. Before you go into the furniture store, I would pre look online. Think leather, my Sis got a great set from costco and it didn't bother me. Its the crap they put on materials that the worst. > Best of luck, itsounds like your being smart about it. Wearing masks helps to if you really need to go in those stores > Take care > a > > Lynn Ross <uz2dance@...> wrote: > Hi I'm new to the list. I am leaving a home that has mold & going to new home. > I need to buy new furniture but have severe MCS so with offgasing it is scary. > > I am ripping up the floor & putting all tile in which is of concern. But first of all I will need a table & chairs for the family to eat on. > > I'm thinking metal & glass but I'm concerned about the finish on them. Also the cushions. Maybe I could do wood if I used AFM on it? Anyone have any experience with this huge problem of furnishing your house? > > > > > --------------------------------- > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 I think lawn/patio furniture is desireable from many angles even if just for temporary furniture until you have the time to plan this out if you live somewhere that they may still have it in the stores. I've seen some very attractive things. If they have removable cushions that can be washed, if large, at commercial laundry. I would be a concerned about used furniture after the long search for an 'unmoldy place' was discovered to be difficult to find, some places very much so. Fresh smelling is good indication but I wouldn't trust just my nose for something that important, to bring something from an unknown place into a newly cleaned or remediated area. Previous to current experience I thought most places okay, and a few moldy. Now I think it is other way around. Few places healthy, and most moldier than healthy. > > Hi I'm new to the list. I am leaving a home that has mold & going to new home. > I need to buy new furniture but have severe MCS so with offgasing it is scary. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Thank you, I was thinking the same about used furniture. I went in to a new furniture store & got really ill. So maybe the patio furniture we have will be sufficient for now until I can figure something out. Loni barb1283 <barb1283@...> wrote: I think lawn/patio furniture is desireable from many angles even if just for temporary furniture until you have the time to plan this out if you live somewhere that they may still have it in the stores. I've seen some very attractive things. If they have removable cushions that can be washed, if large, at commercial laundry. I would be a concerned about used furniture after the long search for an 'unmoldy place' was discovered to be difficult to find, some places very much so. Fresh smelling is good indication but I wouldn't trust just my nose for something that important, to bring something from an unknown place into a newly cleaned or remediated area. Previous to current experience I thought most places okay, and a few moldy. Now I think it is other way around. Few places healthy, and most moldier than healthy. > > Hi I'm new to the list. I am leaving a home that has mold & going to new home. > I need to buy new furniture but have severe MCS so with offgasing it is scary. > --------------------------------- Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join 's user panel and lay it on us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 I've had to throw away or sell for squat all my belongings 3 times- now I have an apt that has no furniture-I live outside of it with metal and glass. Be carefull-buy one thing at a time-live with it for a few weeks-then buy something else. I am still recovering from a dog bed i bought at Sam's club-have to have the car sterilized. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 CHrome and glass as he mentioned are great. I have those in both my den and dinette area....I got lucky and foud a solid wood dining table. They sell chrome and glass entertainment centers. I have 2 metal/glass computer desks. The keyboard shelve is patticle board and I had it air out for a bit and havent' had a problem. On the printer and tower ledge I just put tin foil and it's fine. THey sell metal bed frams and also matching nightstands with glass. THe following can be made very easily but it's costly. Have a table made with 2 v-shaped pieces of lass and place a 3/4 inch glass top on it. THe v- " legs " can be drilled and hinges placed to make them secure. On Wed, 3 Oct 2007, chris@... wrote: > Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:24:53 +0000 > From: chris@... > Reply- > > Subject: [] Newbee Needs Help > > > > We ran into the same problem after all our things were ruined by mold then deodorizers. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 This isn't about the furniture, but the flooring. From my experience, be careful when they pull up the old flooring, you don't know what is under the old floor/carpet & whatever is/could be under there, will get released into the air. IMO(in my opinion), I would not be there while that is being done or if you have to be, keep a good mask on. When we had carpet ripped up, when we bought this house, I developed pneumonia & actually ended up coding(Resp. arrest) & never did find cause, but they blamed it on carpet fibers; I think it was mold spores released into the air from under the carpet. Hope this helps you; I wish you well in your " new " home & hope you can regain some measure of health there! Hugs, Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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