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Perm. Indoor Air Quality?


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Has anyone ever had a problem with formaldahyde from the construction materials in a new ice house? I spent most of the weekend in my permanent and this morning it feels like I smoked a carton of Marb Reds. The funny thing is I don't smoke. I have a direct vent heater but the luan paneling is new this year. Also, I used liquid nails to glue the paneling to the wall studs and pink board foam. The only other thing I can think of is the adhesive used for the carpet, but it was carpet adhesive. I have a new CO detector that is operating correctly. I don't have a fan circulating the heater so it does get warm at the top of the house. I was researching Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) on the EPA web-site and they mentioned that plywood and presswood contain formaldahyde. Also, it can be released at a high rate in the presence of heat and humidity, both of which tend to be common in ice houses. Has anyone else had a problem with this?

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the foam board will melt if you used a strong grade constuction adhevise. Sound like the your have a lot materials and things in your hosue. Carpet itself can give off some fumes if its new and you have used a lot of construction adheivsive. the panneling might also be part of you problem.

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