Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 go to AFM Safe Coat, they make a line of building products for the chemically sensitivie that are " less " toxic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Doug, Here's a list of distributors of green and/or non-toxic building materials. You should have some options by checking these out. I have personally spoken with people at Amicus and Nature Neutrals and found both to honest and helpful. In both cases they spent a great deal of time with me on a number of occasions at no charge. Sam " http://www.amicusgreen.com/v1/products.htm " " http://www.natureneutral.com/ " " http://store.greendepot.com/StoreFront.bok " " http://www.akagreen.com/products.php " " http://buildingforhealth.com/index.php " > I need to have a water damaged wall in my bathroom replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Doug, You would do better with cement board or the Georgia Pacific DensArmour sheet rock than with green board. The water resistance of green board is minimal and usually not worth the extra cost. One joke in the consulting/contracting industry is it's green so the mold doesn't show up as easily. The other is that even the three little pigs didn't build a house out of paper. You want a paperless wall material. It is the paper on the surface that supplies the food for mold if it get damp. Carl Grimes Healthy Habitats LLC ----- > I need to have a water damaged wall in my bathroom replaced. The > workman intends to secure fiberglass reinforced plastic to what is > called green board( water resistant). He is going to use liquid nail as > the adhesive. I know from reading the fine print that has all kinds of > chemical touch and breathing warnings. I wonder if I ventilate the > house well during and after application will I be allright. Is there a > more " green " type adhesive that would work well and not be so toxic? > Thanks Doug in Durham > > > ------------------------------------ > > FAIR USE NOTICE: > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 The green board was going to be the background to which the FRP fiberglass -plastic would be the exterior. If you are understanding that then what advantage does the GP DensArmour sheet rock offer or cement board. I am not that familiar with building materials and do not know those two. Doug " Carl E. Grimes " <grimes@...> wrote: Doug, You would do better with cement board or the Georgia Pacific DensArmour sheet rock than with green board. The water resistance of green board is minimal and usually not worth the extra cost. One joke in the consulting/contracting industry is it's green so the mold doesn't show up as easily. The other is that even the three little pigs didn't build a house out of paper. You want a paperless wall material. It is the paper on the surface that supplies the food for mold if it get damp. Carl Grimes Healthy Habitats LLC ----- > I need to have a water damaged wall in my bathroom replaced. The > workman intends to secure fiberglass reinforced plastic to what is > called green board( water resistant). He is going to use liquid nail as > the adhesive. I know from reading the fine print that has all kinds of > chemical touch and breathing warnings. I wonder if I ventilate the > house well during and after application will I be allright. Is there a > more " green " type adhesive that would work well and not be so toxic? > Thanks Doug in Durham > > > ------------------------------------ > > FAIR USE NOTICE: > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I happened to be in Home Depot recently, and passed by a display of " Green Board " , which was prominantly placed on the main aisle. The manufacturer must pay them a " promotional fee " for the placement, since it was not even in the lumber/sheetrock section of the store. It caught my eye because it was the ugliest stuff I ever saw. Upon close inspection, I came to the conclusion that it was a " perfect " medium for the growth of mold. The building supply manufacturers have outdone their previous " almost-perfect " mold growth medium of paper- sandwich gypsum board. Do yourself a favor and go to your nearest Home Depot or other building products store, and look at it for yourself, before you let anyone put that into the place that you live. Joe ..................................................... --- In , " Carl E. Grimes " <grimes@...> wrote: > > Doug, > > You would do better with cement board or the Georgia Pacific > DensArmour sheet rock than with green board. The water > resistance of green board is minimal and usually not worth the > extra cost. One joke in the consulting/contracting industry is it's > green so the mold doesn't show up as easily. The other is that > even the three little pigs didn't build a house out of paper. > > You want a paperless wall material. It is the paper on the surface > that supplies the food for mold if it get damp. > > Carl Grimes > Healthy Habitats LLC > > ----- > > I need to have a water damaged wall in my bathroom replaced. The > > workman intends to secure fiberglass reinforced plastic to what is > > called green board( water resistant). He is going to use liquid nail as > > the adhesive. I know from reading the fine print that has all kinds of > > chemical touch and breathing warnings. I wonder if I ventilate the > > house well during and after application will I be allright. Is there a > > more " green " type adhesive that would work well and not be so toxic? > > Thanks Doug in Durham > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 What are the best, most cost-effective low mold sheetrock or sheetrock-like products that are not designed for bathrooms or basements, just all around building use (as a just-in case measure in case of hurricanes, floods, etc.) Are there any that cost out comparatively to what regular wallboard costs or not too much above, that don't grow mold if they accidentally get wet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 One of the other memebers told me Georgia Pacific's Dens Amour it has not paper covering. That is what we used. Doug in Durham LiveSimply <quackadillian@...> wrote: What are the best, most cost-effective low mold sheetrock or sheetrock-like products that are not designed for bathrooms or basements, just all around building use (as a just-in case measure in case of hurricanes, floods, etc.) Are there any that cost out comparatively to what regular wallboard costs or not too much above, that don't grow mold if they accidentally get wet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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