Some suggestions for a vapor barrier?

[Guest guest]

I have been wrestling ith mold for about a year and now that i think I

might have beaten it I have uncovered another toxic problem. When I

removed the floor in my basement I uncovered the glue or tar that was

used to stick it down and now the toxic odors are killing my breathing

and my eyes.

I bought something called Hard Seal from AFM which they (of course)

swore would seal in the toxins but it didn't work ($900 later!).

People have suggested laying down a new cement floor and that would

seal it well but that's REALLY expensive and I need to know first if

there is anything else I could do. Would a linoleum floor seal the

toxins in?

Maybe ceramic tile?

I'm actually considering living with it till it completely off-gasses

(which may take years) which tells you how close I am to giving up on

this.

Thanks for your suggestions, Surella

[Guest guest]

Hmmm... maybe go to your local Home Improvment Place and pick up a

half dozen masks, a half dozen shovels or scrapers and a half

dozen " helpers " ...you know..the ones that hang out around the place.

Have them strip it clean. I'm not sure if Porch Paint or that Garage

Floor Paint is Non-Toxic, but prolly worth looking into.

--- In , " surellabaer " <surellabaer@...>

wrote:

>

> I have been wrestling ith mold for about a year and now that i

think I

> might have beaten it I have uncovered another toxic problem. When I

> removed the floor in my basement I uncovered the glue or tar that

was

> used to stick it down and now the toxic odors are killing my

breathing

> and my eyes.

> I bought something called Hard Seal from AFM which they (of course)

> swore would seal in the toxins but it didn't work ($900 later!).

> People have suggested laying down a new cement floor and that would

> seal it well but that's REALLY expensive and I need to know first if

> there is anything else I could do. Would a linoleum floor seal the

> toxins in?

> Maybe ceramic tile?

> I'm actually considering living with it till it completely off-

gasses

> (which may take years) which tells you how close I am to giving up

on

> this.

> Thanks for your suggestions, Surella

>