House paint fumes

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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