Creosote Floor Joist

Would you have concerns about moving your family into it.

Creosote floor joist. Even years later when the house has gone through generations of families living there this. Sponsored links 2 10 08 18 03 23 pm m. Should i have the joists removed and replaced or is there a sealer anyone here is familiar with that could provide a coating tough and tight enough that you would be comfortable having such planks inside your building envelope. Entire floor system joists and subfloor treated with creosote.

Creosote smell in basements and crawl spaces. Should they be encapsulated. Creosote was created as a wood preservative dating back to 1831. The house we worked in which was over 120 years old may have had creosote protected wood joists which prevented us from getting the clean that both us and our customer desired.

I just did a quick google search and found this. That nasty stuff was banned years ago from retail sale. 47 429 received 286 votes on. Creosote is a mixture of numerous chemicals including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons pah s some of which have been determined to be carcinogenic according to various government regulations.

I want to seal the crawlspace. Is the potential chemical hazard only relevant to skin contact. The floor of a 1970 s addition to my house consists of creosote treated planks from an old bridge over a vented crawlspace. Ashick andrew shick september 18 2006 2 25am 2.

I doubt that there is an effective method to completely seal in the chemical compounds.