Calling all builders and home remodelers.

[moparguy]

I'm considering buying a project house a mile or so down the road and need a little advise.



The kitchen area had a major fire last year that burned through the roof. The fire department managed to save about 90% of the house and I can buy it and five acres with a barn cheap.



The roof is not a problem, just work, have to replace a few trusses and put on a new roof. Inside, my plan is to pull all the paneling, re-wire and put up drywall, mud and paint. Install new floor coverings, replace cabnets and all appliances, spruce up the outside and sell it.



My question is about the ceiling, some are OK, just smoke damage, will Kiltz paint kill the smoke smell, I believe it would do a good job of covering the cosmetic damage, not sure about the odor however.



Any and all advise is welcome.



Thanks, Ronnie

 

[MDW]

I rebuilt a church that was burned and we used this, it worked good.

http://www.biozapp.com/smoke.html

 

[WDaniels]

Kiltz paint is good for moist areas where mold and mildew grow. It has an inhibitor in the paint for those. But I'm afraid that it won't do much for smoke. You can paint but after awhile the smell will come back, it will be fainter but still there. The best is to replace everything smoke damaged.

WD

 

[bighammer]

I'm sure the smoke has permeated everything in there. Paint won't help the trappped fumes in the closed spaces, insulation, lumber, etc. Stripping the inside and installing a good vapor barrier should help. If you can open it all up and ventilate it for a while it would also help with the moisture. I'm sure they dumped a few gallons of water in there. Sounds interesting, though.

 

[nickleinonen]

the one company that i work for does a lot of insurance repairs. many fire jobs. while we do the replacment windows, doors, siding, soffet, gutters etc... i see how most of the interior repairs are done. if the materals are just smoked, they get coated with benjman moore SPS paint. if it is charred, it is replaced. the sps kills lots pretty much all of the smoke smell. .

 

[moparguy]

Thanks for the info guys. I haven't committed yet, but since I don't seem to have any marketable job skills, I'm considering kicking something in gear myself. We'll see.



Thanks, Ronnie

 

[Whitmore]

mopar guy

A word of caution, check real good on your truses where the gangnail plates are, a fire will severly weaken the gangnail plate and you will have a failure at the plates, a good way to look at the trusses is to plan on replacing all trusses that were in direct contact with flames. Look at the gatoring or the char depth, if you have 1/4 inch of char depth than the truss is spent ans should be replaced, fire investigators use gatoring as an indicator for time . ( one inch gator =one hour) this helps them to find point of origin. Look at you trusses very closely... ... ... Kevin

 

[JPope]

Looked at the Benjamin Moore SPS Product Literature and talked with one rep, check to see that it has not been discontinued, seems to be different opinions??? Also seems to have the same disclaimer as Kiltz, effective in holdin back water based stains and most bleeding type stains. Smoke is difficult, it never seems to go away, comes back due to varying conditions, changes, as noted with previous replies, smoke oder hides in many places. Good Luck with your decision!