Guest guest Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 I dont know but sounds scary to me. sometimes things just need to be removed. clean down to the studs. the added offgasing of sealers,paints,ect. is not going to help the situation in most cases. some woods seem to soak up smells and it never goes away. good luck. > > Thanks to all for the contributions over the years. I've learned a lot! > > My question for a friend who recovered from life threatning mold exposure 5 years ago and now has some MCS issues: moved into older, but well-maintained NYC apartment and after a week discovered the closets had not been painted recently and felt a reaction to them during a heat wave. Closets were painted with Calliwell antimold paint on walls and ceilings and unfortunately the floors were painted with oil based deck paint recommended by paint store for cement floors with multiple paint layers of unknown nature. (The rest of the apt. has wood or tile floors) > > The oil based paint on the floor was applied too thickly and continued to emit paint smell unpleasant to all but unbearable for MCS person for approx three weeks. Much of the paint was scraped up and then it all dried, and tried covering it with AFM Safecoat Hard Seal. This improved things but did not eliminate paint smell. > > These are closets original to the apartment with plaster walls, wooden shelves - all plstered and painted multiple times over the years and large old wooden doors. > > Any suggestions or observations would be appreciated. Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Lead comes to mind... in consideration of removal thoughts... On Jun 18, 2010 4:50 PM, " tcsmucker " <t.smucker@...> wrote: Thanks to all for the contributions over the years. I've learned a lot! My question for a friend who recovered from life threatning mold exposure 5 years ago and now has some MCS issues: moved into older, but well-maintained NYC apartment and after a week discovered the closets had not been painted recently and felt a reaction to them during a heat wave. Closets were painted with Calliwell antimold paint on walls and ceilings and unfortunately the floors were painted with oil based deck paint recommended by paint store for cement floors with multiple paint layers of unknown nature. (The rest of the apt. has wood or tile floors) The oil based paint on the floor was applied too thickly and continued to emit paint smell unpleasant to all but unbearable for MCS person for approx three weeks. Much of the paint was scraped up and then it all dried, and tried covering it with AFM Safecoat Hard Seal. This improved things but did not eliminate paint smell. These are closets original to the apartment with plaster walls, wooden shelves - all plstered and painted multiple times over the years and large old wooden doors. Any suggestions or observations would be appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 That AFM stuff never worked for me either. Sometimes you do have to start all over-shelves would be easy to replace I guess and I've learned over the years that in general if it bothers me for a few weeks it will bother me forever. Offgassing is either quick or intolerably slow and I can't live with slow. So I'd say scrape the bad stuff away. > > Thanks to all for the contributions over the years. I've learned a lot! > > My question for a friend who recovered from life threatning mold exposure 5 years ago and now has some MCS issues: moved into older, but well-maintained NYC apartment and after a week discovered the closets had not been painted recently and felt a reaction to them during a heat wave. Closets were painted with Calliwell antimold paint on walls and ceilings and unfortunately the floors were painted with oil based deck paint recommended by paint store for cement floors with multiple paint layers of unknown nature. (The rest of the apt. has wood or tile floors) > > The oil based paint on the floor was applied too thickly and continued to emit paint smell unpleasant to all but unbearable for MCS person for approx three weeks. Much of the paint was scraped up and then it all dried, and tried covering it with AFM Safecoat Hard Seal. This improved things but did not eliminate paint smell. > > These are closets original to the apartment with plaster walls, wooden shelves - all plstered and painted multiple times over the years and large old wooden doors. > > Any suggestions or observations would be appreciated. Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Just cover floor with aluminum foil, secured with foil tape, and then any rug or other acceptable material. Jeff May May Indoor Air Investigations LLC > > Thanks to all for the contributions over the years. I've learned a lot! > > My question for a friend who recovered from life threatning mold exposure 5 years ago and now has some MCS issues: moved into older, but well-maintained NYC apartment and after a week discovered the closets had not been painted recently and felt a reaction to them during a heat wave. Closets were painted with Calliwell antimold paint on walls and ceilings and unfortunately the floors were painted with oil based deck paint recommended by paint store for cement floors with multiple paint layers of unknown nature. (The rest of the apt. has wood or tile floors) > > The oil based paint on the floor was applied too thickly and continued to emit paint smell unpleasant to all but unbearable for MCS person for approx three weeks. Much of the paint was scraped up and then it all dried, and tried covering it with AFM Safecoat Hard Seal. This improved things but did not eliminate paint smell. > > These are closets original to the apartment with plaster walls, wooden shelves - all plstered and painted multiple times over the years and large old wooden doors. > > Any suggestions or observations would be appreciated. Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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