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On 5 Feb 2005 03:59:21 -0800,
(blister91) wrote:
My elderly neighbour & his son (who are not exactly DIY competent) has
painted their bathroom floorboards with creosote, yes creosote!, and
their next door neighbour has complained of the smell. He is quite
rightly concerned about his, as he has 2 young children who are
constantly breathing the fumes.
My neighbour has asked me for advice on how to get rid of the smell.
I could only suggest 2 things - 1) give it a few more days for the
smell to go away or 2) paint over the floorboards using something like
gloss paint to seal the boards.
Scrub the boards thoroughly with Persil washing powder and hot water.
It will remove *some* of the smell until the boards can be replaced
and will hopefully stop the neigbours from complaining.
sPoNiX
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