[Greenbuilding] Formaldehyde trim

Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn info at ecobrooklyn.com
Wed Aug 10 20:10:03 CDT 2011


I just read that heat and humidity increase the off gassing. So doing
that by encasing it in a little humid heat box then fanning it out
then repeating may be the solution.....?

Gennaro Brooks-Church

Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
www.EcoBrooklyn.com
22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231




On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Benjamin Pratt
<benjamin.g.pratt at gmail.com> wrote:
> if possible you could heat it up or just leave it in the sun.
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> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 8:00 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn
> <info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for that tip Jason. Good advice. Sealing it is good but it only
>> slows the off gassing. I guess I could paint the back and bottom side
>> to increase the seal but still it will get out eventually. And the
>> budget doesn't allow that much painting. I will seal the front but I'm
>> more interested in maximizing the off gassing before I install it...
>> Gennaro Brooks-Church
>>
>> Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
>> www.EcoBrooklyn.com
>> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
>>
>>
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>> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 8:52 PM, Jason Holstine <jason at amicusgreen.com> wrote:
>>> Finish with AFM Safecoat Polyureseal — it’s a poly that’ll seal in
>>> offgassing.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/10/11 8:32 PM, "Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn"
>>> <info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I salvaged some mdf trim. Any suggestions on how to get rid of some of the
>>> formaldehyde before I instal it?
>>>
>>> Gennaro Brooks-Church
>>> 347-244-3016
>>> Sent from my phone
>>>
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