[Greenbuilding] Formaldehyde trim

[Sam Ewbank]

Gennaro, you say you "salvaged" the trim.  How old is it?  Maybe it has
already offed its gas.

Sam



On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn <
info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
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> 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.
> >
> >
> > 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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
> >>>
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > b e n j a m i n p r a t t
> >
> > professor art+design
> > the university of wisconsin stout
> >
>
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