thanks. Cleaning the duct system for her forced air heat has come to mind too. I was over there Thursday and after an hour it started to annoy my eyes. I got home and it didn't make sense. We talked and she said it seemed worse when the heater was on. The filter was coated with black soot. I think the second filter will fill up fast. But she says she can smell her litle pop up Glade deoderizers now.
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, Cy Selfridge wrote: > I can attest to the Kilz. We had a massive fire in my shop which, > unfortunately, was under the new addition to the house. Also unfortunately > the door leading down to the shop/laundry room was left open so the smoke > went throughout the entire house. We sure did use a lot of Kilz. (LOL) > Cy, the ancient Okie... > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] um, yeah a fire > > > > Thank you. > I'm familiar with this product, it does seem to cover everything I've ever > need it to cover. > > On Thu, 24 Jan 2008, Bob Kennedy wrote: > >> It sounds like she has 2 steps to fixing the plaster. Since it is older, > something like an awl or scribe needs to be drug the length of both cracks, > forming a sort of V shape. After making the 2 grooves, they need to be > watered down with something like a spray bottle. Just direct the spray into > the grooves. The reason for the water is to keep the plaster from leaching > the moisture out of the joint compound and making it dry too quickly. Which > would just let a new crack start... >> >> After the joint compound has dried and been sanded smooth, paint the area > with some Kilz 2 primer. I can only speak for the Kilz brand but I can tell > you from having a fire in my house before that you can actually paint over > the smoke blackened area with this stuff and it covers the black and the > smell. BTW I used the water based version, they have both water or oil > bases. It's sure a lot quicker going this route than washing and waiting and > washing again and having to paint over everything in the end anyway. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: HYPERLINK "mailto:spiro%40netaxs.com"[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: HYPERLINK > "mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com"[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 10:36 PM >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] um, yeah a fire >> >> >> Hi, >> I was iformed today that my mom's next door neighbor's house nearly burned >> down today. >> My mom, her cats, and 99 % of her house are fine. >> She says it smells like what an ashtray would think discusting. But she's >> trying to air it out. >> Other than the large concern of "will she ever be able to get that smell >> out of 1920's plaster over brick dividing walls?" >> The main concern is that she now knows where the cracks are. >> There is a foot wide by "floor to ceiling" black stain on a wall in a >> corner. >> She says that after she took off the wall paper, (last time) she made the >> paper hanger promise to mud that up. >> Maybe they didn't? >> So considering how badly the smoke penitrated her home there, what to do? >> Obviously the plaster is blaackened, as the crack is only a "double >> hairline" as she calls it. >> but as the dark stripe is a foot wide there must be residue in the >> plaster, which will smell. >> Does she need to have it removed down to the dividing brick, have new >> plaster put in, then plastic coated, before repapering? >> Or will new plaster and a vinyl wall paper do it? >> What will do it for her? >> If we can't rid the whole house of the smell but over time, what to do for >> that worst place 2 feet from her bed? >> Thanks, she's fine just shaken up. >> Best to you all. >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.11/1243 - Release Date: 1/25/2008 > 11:24 AM > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.11/1243 - Release Date: 1/25/2008 > 11:24 AM > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
