Re: Re: Successful Remediation Questions

[Guest guest]

Surella,

When you used the Hard-Seal on your floors, did you have to have the floor

sanded and prepped prior to doing that or is it okay to just clean the floor as

a prep and use the Hard-Seal? Was there a reason why you may have chosen AFM's

Hard-Seal over their Safe-Seal? Just looking for info.

Thanks,

Sam

surellabaer <surellabaer@...> wrote:

I had to

have the floor coated with Hard Seal-another $900!)

I have a Humidex going in the basement and I'm hoping that when I test

again it will have blown all the spores out. I would also take out the

carpet padding by the way just to be safe.

Good luck and keep working on it-it will get better. Surella

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[Guest guest]

Surella,

I'm very sorry to hear that the hard seal didn't work for you. I'd hesitate to

say that it is you. Who knows what you may be reacting to when you are

chemcially sensitive. I've heard good and bad results from AFM products. Some

say they don't do what they advertise and others subscirbe it to the hit and

miss nature of a chemically sensitive person trying to find and use products

that they may be least reactive to or can tolerate. Among lay people this type

of a mx of research, feedback from others and experiementing with the materials

seem to be the best rule of thumb. Some people try to coat samples of paint or

sealers on say a wood board (not plywood) and once dry, keep it around and see

if you react to it. Another thought might be to go to the AFM website and check

the spec sheet or msds info. There may be something in there that would give you

a clue about any possible reactivity or odor? Just a lay person's very unexpert

advice.

Sam

surellabaer <surellabaer@...> wrote::

I suspect it has more to do with me than the

floor-i.e. I am having a bad sensitive day. Ultimately I want to put

ceramic tile down because doesn't let ANY odor cme through at all.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks very much Jill for the feedback. I'm sorry that it didn't do what it was

advertised to do. I've personally been so darn cautious about trying stuff

myself. I've started trying small samples of things to see if there are any

reactions that I may have. The only problem is that my health is so bad, it is

hard to know what is affecting me. Amazing that an old product like shelac would

be the answer for you. Glad something worked. I never heard of Debra Dadd's Q & A

green blog, I will check it out. We are trying heard to make sure that we can

use whatever relaible non-toxic materials we can for the put-back of our home

once it's remediated. Do you or others on the list know of any remediation

companies that advise people on the use of such materials?

Thanks,

Sam

jill1313 <jenbooks13@...> wrote:

I hate to say it but I have concluded that hardseal and safeseal do

not really work that well on most voc's.

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