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Warning:
synthetic stucco finishes are highly
toxic.
House near Tyson's corner,
Virginia.
Earth friendly ? Don't believe it! Nothing earth
friendly about synthetic stucco finishes or EIFS.
According to TOTAL WALL, a synthetic stucco
manufacturer, Goggles
must be worn, also rubber gloves, and full coveralls
when using their synthetic finish. If not in a
well ventilated area, you
must wear a mask with "dust/mist/ fume cartridges.
This finish also contains carcinogens, known to the
state of California to cause cancer.
All this information is on their web site. Click
here to view a PDF file.
STUC-O-FLEX, another large manufacturer of syntetic
finishes says to use wear NIOSH approved organic vapor
respirator, provide adequate
ventilation, as well as wear chemical resistent gloves and goggles or
safety glasses with side sheilds.
They also say, "Prevent
from entering waterways, sewers, and/or low areas.".
Also, their finishes are high in VOC's
Here is the quanity of VOC's contained:
Coating VOC = 27 g/L
Material VOC = 20 g/L
I don't know what is high VOC's or low VOC's, but this
seems high to me. VOC's are volitile organic compounds
which could emit gases. The point of green construction
is to use materials with low or no VOC's. Don't
believe me ? All this information is on the Stucoflex
website: Click
here for a pdf file.
Manufacturers of materials are required to provide
Material Safety Data Shetts, of MSDS's, wit information
about hazards of using their material.
These MSDS's are usually available on the manufacturer's
web site, or by request.
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Ask the pros
by Reggie Bullard
Swami Stucco
Mystic secrets
revealed.
I get at least 3 good questions a week. Here are a couple.
I try to answer everybody.
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QUESTIONS
What is a
durock "system" ?
Re-coating
painted stucco
(and unpainted).
Dormers
(or
chimneys)
leaking
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my site.
Dear readers,
Thanks for all the kind words and comments.
I fell way behind on publishing my site mostly due
to the pressures of the every day hustle and bustle of
the plastering industry. I still answer questions daily
and am still alive.
Please check back as I plan to publish more frequently,
like before.
A site with 20,000 hits a month deserves
updating regularly.
I
am in Northern Virginia, in the Washington, DC area.
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