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Getting rid of Creosote smell
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 |
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"ARWadsworth" wrote in message ... 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 I could come round and just sniff it up. I absolutely adore the smell of creosote About 38 years ago we used to sneak into the groundsman's shed at school for a sniff of the stuff ) John |
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"ARWadsworth" wrote in message k... 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 I could come round and just sniff it up. I absolutely adore the smell of creosote About 38 years ago we used to sneak into the groundsman's shed at school for a sniff of the stuff ) Second only to fresh tarmac ;-) Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh. |
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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? -- Jim S Tyneside UK http://www.jimscott.co.uk |
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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 :-) |
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Jim S writes: 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. Replacing the timber affected. Isn't it illegal now, because it is carcinogenic? That's probably why he said he was using creosote substiute. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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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? The keyword in the OP is "substiute" i.e. not real creosote... (although you can still legally get it in industrial quantities IIUC). -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 29 Mar 2007 18:03:08 GMT, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article , Jim S writes: 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. Replacing the timber affected. Isn't it illegal now, because it is carcinogenic? That's probably why he said he was using creosote substiute. Oops ) -- Jim S Tyneside UK http://www.jimscott.co.uk |
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"Owain" wrote in message ... 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. Deodorising cat litter. Lots of it, over/inside everything that was spilt. Owain I have 8 bags of that in the shed, one of the reasons I had to use the bedroom to soak the posts. I am throwing the cat litter down 5 minutes from now. Adam |
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"ARWadsworth" wrote in message k... "Owain" wrote in message ... 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. Deodorising cat litter. Lots of it, over/inside everything that was spilt. Owain I have 8 bags of that in the shed, one of the reasons I had to use the bedroom to soak the posts. I am throwing the cat litter down 5 minutes from now. There was a previous lifted floorboard, no T&G. Poured a load of cat ltter down that as well now I have lifted it. I might kick some plasterboard out if the smell stays. Adam |
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On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:05:55 GMT, Chris J Dixon
wrote: John wrote: "ARWadsworth" wrote in message . uk... 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 I could come round and just sniff it up. I absolutely adore the smell of creosote About 38 years ago we used to sneak into the groundsman's shed at school for a sniff of the stuff ) Second only to fresh tarmac ;-) or diesel from an ice cream van. |
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"ARWadsworth" writes: There was a previous lifted floorboard, no T&G. Sounds like the stained area might be quite easily replaced. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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In message , FKruger
writes On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:05:55 GMT, Chris J Dixon wrote: John wrote: "ARWadsworth" wrote in message .uk... 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 I could come round and just sniff it up. I absolutely adore the smell of creosote About 38 years ago we used to sneak into the groundsman's shed at school for a sniff of the stuff ) Second only to fresh tarmac ;-) or diesel from an ice cream van. or the smoke etc from a steam engine passing under the bridge you're standing on. -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
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writes In message , FKruger writes On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:05:55 GMT, Chris J Dixon wrote: John wrote: "ARWadsworth" wrote in message o.uk... 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 I could come round and just sniff it up. I absolutely adore the smell of creosote About 38 years ago we used to sneak into the groundsman's shed at school for a sniff of the stuff ) Second only to fresh tarmac ;-) or diesel from an ice cream van. or the smoke etc from a steam engine passing under the bridge you're standing on. Oh!, Yes!, perfume of the gods smoke and steam!. Remember a few years ago one day when the Union of South Africa was doing some trips on the London to Liverpool street line, and as I was near Whittlesford station climbed onto the footbridge there for a whiff of that:--)) transformed back to childhood days in seconds As to the creosote?, simple, burn the place down!, then you'll get rid of it!. Serious stink that, seems to me that you might have to replace the bit of floor that it spilt on.. Remember doing my dads old sheds with that some 45 odd years ago and it still stinks well, especially on hot days, never seems to go away!... -- Tony Sayer |
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rlingcity.coo.uk writes FKruger wrote: I could come round and just sniff it up. I absolutely adore the smell of creosote About 38 years ago we used to sneak into the groundsman's shed at school for a sniff of the stuff ) Second only to fresh tarmac ;-) or diesel from an ice cream van. petrol genny running a candy-floss machine Owain Nah!, Diesel genny and hot dog stall at a fairground) -- Tony Sayer |
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"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message ... In article , "ARWadsworth" writes: There was a previous lifted floorboard, no T&G. Sounds like the stained area might be quite easily replaced. I think the biggest problem is most (and it was not a vast amount) of the creosote substitue ran down the gap where this floorboard had been lifted. It is the joist and plasterboard that got the soaking. The staining is not a problem if the smell goes, as it is quite a small area and carpets will be fitted at a later date. And the cat litter really does seem to be working along with the floorboard being lifted to let things ventilate. Thanks for that cat litter idea Owain. Adam |
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"John" wrote in message ... "ARWadsworth" wrote in message ... 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 I could come round and just sniff it up. I absolutely adore the smell of creosote About 38 years ago we used to sneak into the groundsman's shed at school for a sniff of the stuff ) John My girlfriend called round this morning and said "What's that smell?, it's so sexy" I cannot win Adam |
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ARWadsworth wrote:
My girlfriend called round this morning and said "What's that smell?, it's so sexy" I cannot win Dab some behind your ears then, you just might ;-) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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