The smell of creosote coming from the timbers is there any thing i can do?

Question

smelly creosote lumber

Ok I have a pole barn that i work out of and I'm wanting to try to reduce or stop the smell of creosote coming from the timbers it there any thing i can do ????

Answer 1

Goto Home Depot and bull Seal Coat or you can use Blond Shellac and thin it down with denatured alcohol and spray it over all the wood and it will cut down on the smell.

Answer 2

the smell will leave through time once the cresote dries in.

Answer 3

Ever heard of Scotty's Castle in Death Valley?  He ran into the same problem.

Answer 4

Hello

First yes you can get rid of the smell, get some hardwood to burn, start off with a small fire and bild it up to a nice fire and let it burn may take a few time depending on how long you let it burn......DO NOT USE PINE OR ANY SOFT WOOD....it could help if you find a wood you like to smell when burning....and add some nice glass doors seal the edges

and keep the damper open and do not block let the smell go out right now you are keeping it inside....wash every thing down with TSP one or two times..should not take all that long for it to go....Have the coils on the AC cleaned and change out all the fillters in the units. Just to remove the smell you do not want to thing about replacing all the brick just yet....Good Luck

Answer 5

not really-let time take care of it-its soaked in the wood-open air and heat will drive it out faster