Jim S wrote:
On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:56:57 GMT, ARWadsworth wrote:

I tried to soak some wood in buckets of creosote substiute in the spare
bedroom for a day before fitting them. The shed was full, I have no garage
and it was raining.

It seemed a good idea at the time.

Without going into details the fact is some was spilt on the floor by
someone else. The spare bedroom has no carpet and now the kitchen below and
the spare bedroom smell. Any ideas how to speed up the drying process. I
have thought about hair dryers or fan heaters with lots of ventilation. The
kitchen ceiling is no problem as it is due to come down this year anyway so
I can remove some plasterboard now.

Adam

Isn't it illegal now, because it is carcinogenic?

This is "creosote substitute". If it was the original stuff, it really
would be a problem. Last time I used it, it stank the whole street out.

I imagine the smell is just the solvent, probably white spirit. Tell
"someone else" to pack her bags :-)