Comments on: Floor Enigma http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/07/floor-enigma/ Since 2002, Organic/Mechanic has been the personal website of Adam Harvey. He lives in Cleveland, OH. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:29:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: links for 2007-07-28 | Brewed Fresh Daily http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/07/floor-enigma/comment-page-1/#comment-4493 links for 2007-07-28 | Brewed Fresh Daily Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:04:51 +0000 http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/07/floor-enigma/#comment-4493 [...] Adam and the stripper that wouldn’t take it off (tags: TheBFDGoogleReader NeoBlogs) [...] [...] Adam and the stripper that wouldn’t take it off (tags: TheBFDGoogleReader NeoBlogs) [...]

]]> By: Adam Harvey http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/07/floor-enigma/comment-page-1/#comment-4343 Adam Harvey Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:28:50 +0000 http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/07/floor-enigma/#comment-4343 That's why I've been avoiding sanding it and wearing a HEPA mask. I don't know what other precautions to take. Thankfully I don't have any children around to worry about. That’s why I’ve been avoiding sanding it and wearing a HEPA mask. I don’t know what other precautions to take. Thankfully I don’t have any children around to worry about.

]]> By: jmay http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/07/floor-enigma/comment-page-1/#comment-4342 jmay Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:25:56 +0000 http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/07/floor-enigma/#comment-4342 I do hope you are taking lead precautions as this paint is undoubtedly lead-based. That might also be part of the problem with the untreated wood. The lead based paint really adheres to untreated wood. I've seen a few barns that haven't been painted in 20+ years because the lead paint holds up so well. I guess that is why they used that nasty stuff for a paint additive. I do hope you are taking lead precautions as this paint is undoubtedly lead-based. That might also be part of the problem with the untreated wood. The lead based paint really adheres to untreated wood. I’ve seen a few barns that haven’t been painted in 20+ years because the lead paint holds up so well. I guess that is why they used that nasty stuff for a paint additive.

]]> By: Adam Harvey http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/07/floor-enigma/comment-page-1/#comment-4334 Adam Harvey Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:44:32 +0000 http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/07/floor-enigma/#comment-4334 That isn't linoleum, it is just paint, it matches the rest of the flooring perfectly. That's why I can't figure out why it won't come up with stripper. In the dining room, where there was linoleum on the flooring, I've been using the water method, but it leaks into my basement and I'm getting tired of washing my washing machine. :) That isn’t linoleum, it is just paint, it matches the rest of the flooring perfectly. That’s why I can’t figure out why it won’t come up with stripper. In the dining room, where there was linoleum on the flooring, I’ve been using the water method, but it leaks into my basement and I’m getting tired of washing my washing machine. :)

]]> By: Gloria Ferris http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/07/floor-enigma/comment-page-1/#comment-4333 Gloria Ferris Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:04:39 +0000 http://www.organicmechanic.org/2007/07/floor-enigma/#comment-4333 Adam- Without seeing this I am not sure but this looks like the stuff we had on our kitchen floor. Did you strip off linoleum? Our son-in-law found that the stuff he couldn't get off with any of the commercial stuff was actually water soluble. The only thing he had to worry about was getting everything to wet. He wet it down and it soaked into the stuff and then he could scrape it off with a putty knife. It was extremely messy and gunky but it worked. Depending on the age of the house and the pattern of the linoleum you might be able to research what they used as the stick um. Good luck. It sure is fun to watch the progress on your new home. Gloria Adam-
Without seeing this I am not sure but this looks like the stuff we had on our kitchen floor.
Did you strip off linoleum? Our son-in-law found that the stuff he couldn’t get off with any of the commercial stuff was actually water soluble. The only thing he had to worry about was getting everything to wet. He wet it down and it soaked into the stuff and then he could scrape it off with a putty knife. It was extremely messy and gunky but it worked.

Depending on the age of the house and the pattern of the linoleum you might be able to research what they used as the stick um.

Good luck. It sure is fun to watch the progress on your new home.

Gloria

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