I did some wood staining downstairs today and i noticed when i started cooking upstairs it smelled funny.
Change in natural gas smell after staining floor.
Seeing natural grain and color immediately pop under a protective finish is super satisfying.
After redoing our floors the smell lingered for a while then my wife found a bag full of rags in a corner that had some of the chemicals on them.
Being one who has been owned by many cats i know that smell and what it takes to get to that level.
If the gas s composition has changed and it s producing an unpleasant odor you might consider switching to a new supplier.
Very interesting that these molecules will stick around in the air and then somehow get burned off by the stove burners.
On monday evening they finished painting rustoleum on the door.
Wood stains contain chemicals and compounds that sometimes give off strong odors.
I am going to put down an engineered floor next week but i have the kerosene unburned natural gas smell from my gas stove and gas dryer now.
But really it s all a matter of personal preference.
I live in a condo and just had my place painted.
How to get rid of strong wood stain smells.
Even long after these finishes have dried however smaller amounts of vocs continue to off gas into the.
I sniffed around the burner and that seemed to be where it was coming from.
Flooring may only be the beginning.
Voc off gassing is most acute during application and the drying of hardwood floor finishes.
Not the natural gas smell but rather something like burned stale fuel smell.
The morning after my wife painted a door and closet with enamel paint with out opening any windows we had the very bad smells from both of our appliances.
While staining a respirator and adequate ventilation is recommended.
We could smell the paint for at least 36 hours.
It s possible that newly formulated gas is giving off a butane smell.
The smell went away when the bag did.
I went to use the stove natural gas about an hour later and noticed a kerosene smell.
One of the decisions that goes into selecting a type of wood for a project is its natural color.
Cats spray this spray is often to be found on walls or up right surfaces.
The intensity of the smell makes me believe this is not just about flooring.