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Creosoted wood used indoors - can I seal it in to make it safe/remove smell?

  • 24-11-2018 3:04am
    #1
    aismac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭


    Hello,

    I've searched everywhere for an answer to this - hoping you can help. I bought a cottage a year ago and in one of the rooms there are two windows with wood at the top that appears to have been coated with creosote or some other tar smelling substance. I've only ever seen one drop of tar emitted, but one is enough. I know I can't sand them down and they'll be tricky to remove because they're integrated into the window (see pics), is there anything I can do to seal in the creosote, make them safe and eliminate the tar smell? Here it is - there's two of them in the room.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/z4ng3vdhnn505sg/IMG-2276.JPG
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/bv58ltvej31xe1o/IMG-2278.JPG?dl=0

    Thanks for any help at all.


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  • #2
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    aismac wrote: »
    Hello,

    I've searched everywhere for an answer to this - hoping you can help. I bought a cottage a year ago and in one of the rooms there are two windows with wood at the top that appears to have been coated with creosote or some other tar smelling substance. I've only ever seen one drop of tar emitted, but one is enough. I know I can't sand them down and they'll be tricky to remove because they're integrated into the window (see pics), is there anything I can do to seal in the creosote, make them safe and eliminate the tar smell? Here it is - there's two of them in the room.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/z4ng3vdhnn505sg/IMG-2276.JPG
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/bv58ltvej31xe1o/IMG-2278.JPG?dl=0

    Thanks for any help at all.

    The pictures aren't great. But I'd try sealing then with a laquer. Multiple coats.

    They appear from the images to be only cosmetic though.... Have you considered they may be easy to take out


  • #3
    jack of all
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭jack of all


    The traditional primer/ treatment for oily/ difficult surfaces is "Aluminium wood primer", and it does work. May also be marketed as "hardwood primer".


  • #4
    aismac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭aismac


    jack of all wrote: »
    The traditional primer/ treatment for oily/ difficult surfaces is "Aluminium wood primer", and it does work. May also be marketed as "hardwood primer".

    Thank you so, so much. I appreciate this no end. Thanks for taking the time to reply. This is a great help.


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