Creosote Floor Joist

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.

Creosote floor joist.

Ashick andrew shick september 18 2006 2 25am 2. Would you have concerns about moving your family into it. 47 429 received 286 votes on. We were only able to bring a wood stain look back to the joists.

That nasty stuff was banned years ago from retail sale. Many seaside waterfront homes built in the early 1900s to the 1980s were built using floor joists beams posts and sheathing that were treated with creosote a tar like substance think of telephone poles to prevent termite infestations and wood rot. Creosote was created as a wood preservative dating back to 1831. I want to seal the crawlspace.

Sponsored links 2 10 08 18 03 23 pm m. Entire floor system joists and subfloor treated with creosote. Creosote smell in basements and crawl spaces. I doubt that there is an effective method to completely seal in the chemical compounds.

Even years later when the house has gone through generations of families living there this. 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. The floor of a 1970 s addition to my house consists of creosote treated planks from an old bridge over a vented crawlspace. I just did a quick google search and found this.

What is everyone thoughts on creosote floor joists from the 50 s.