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I have spent many a late hour reading the posts here over the last year or so and have even received some good advice. I have another mystery that my limited experience has no answer for.
I am adding a bedroom, laundry, and storage room in an unfinished basement while the family lives in the two floors above. Last week I painted the trim with one coat of oil-based primer followed by two coats of Benjamin Moore Satin Impervo. Since I have a new sprayer and the trim included 5 sets of built-in bookcases I sprayed everything. Windows were open to outside and ventilation seemed good to me although you cannot prevent at least some of the smell from permeating the rest of the house. The family noticed the smell in the evenings but did not find it excessive. However, they claimed that each evening after I painted, they could smell a charcoal smell similar to a barbecue in the kitchen whenever they cooked dinner. It didn’t matter whether they used the electric oven, gas stove or toaster. I could not smell anything the day after and they could not recreate it. Painting is done now so no more problem. My question is where does this come from? Is it just a coincidence, did something else happen and they just made the connection to the paint smell or were the lingering fumes burned when the appliances were turned on. If the fumes were the culprit did I just narrowly miss burning the place down. Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Brad
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I have spent many a late hour reading the posts here over the last year or so and have even received some good advice. I have another mystery that my limited experience has no answer for.
I am adding a bedroom, laundry, and storage room in an unfinished basement while the family lives in the two floors above. Last week I painted the trim with one coat of oil-based primer followed by two coats of Benjamin Moore Satin Impervo. Since I have a new sprayer and the trim included 5 sets of built-in bookcases I sprayed everything. Windows were open to outside and ventilation seemed good to me although you cannot prevent at least some of the smell from permeating the rest of the house. The family noticed the smell in the evenings but did not find it excessive. However, they claimed that each evening after I painted, they could smell a charcoal smell similar to a barbecue in the kitchen whenever they cooked dinner. It didn't matter whether they used the electric oven, gas stove or toaster. I could not smell anything the day after and they could not recreate it. Painting is done now so no more problem. My question is where does this come from? Is it just a coincidence, did something else happen and they just made the connection to the paint smell or were the lingering fumes burned when the appliances were turned on. If the fumes were the culprit did I just narrowly miss burning the place down. Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Brad