I’ve just renovated my old house.
1. All brand new tiles on floor and wall
2. All new paint
3. All new kitchen to room cupboards
4. New furnitures

House is now ready and I wanted to move in earlier but was told to wait for 1-2 months because for formaldehyde. Is it really that serious?

I saw a lot of formaldehyde removal spray and absorber gel being sold online. Are they effective?

Anyone knows or have any experience on this? Can share?

This post has been edited by callmecool: Jul 6 2024, 05:07 PM

Yeah. It's that bad. It's from those processed boards if not wrong.

Even with removal product you probably can't get everything clean
With formaldehyde you better off taking the safer route.

it's VOC, the only way is to keep the house well ventilated to allow the VOC to evaporate faster.

Why is there formaldehyde in the first place?

Any sifu can bagi pencerahan?

Just air it for a week.
If u have partical board with open end, seal it off with paint

Those fumes are quite lasting. 1-2 months time is optimistic. If untreated boards, from those ikea coloured metal racks bought online, a finishing coat of elastomeric paint can completely seal up those fume leaks.. That's what I did. If don't apply a finishing coat, it'll probably take years for those boards to finish fuming.

To strengthen the boards.

This post has been edited by Atrocious: Jul 6 2024, 05:28 PM

After renovation, its usually dusty. Take your time to get some foreign workers to clean the entire house, then move in.

Actually its not only formaldehyde fumes from the boards, there's also PFAS fumes from the adhesive they've used. I bought 8 of those ikea coloured racks online, placed them all in 2 rooms, the fuming had gotten so bad till I can't breath & open my eyes when I'm in those rooms. That's where I googled out and found the reason why..

Smell of new car

Bring as many fan. Blow it, open all windows. Thats the only way.

I kena before in my hostel. Room brand new renovated. The smell last for 6 months cos i got no way to leave the door open for ventilation as i have very packed schedule. Do not turn on ur aircon or it will stuck inside there for VERY long time.

That's PFAS fumes. The damage's is best when you add those cheap/expensive maggi mee floor mats + a bottle of car perfume. All fuming like nobody's business and then you shut yourself in with air con while driving. Lol.

It's gonna take months.

gelagat staying in a house that selowwwly kills you...

you should buy this formaldehyde test kit

30 min only Test Formaldehyde Gas in your SPACE 🏘️ MUST use This Test Kit to test for those just complete RENOVATION work or just buy new car



This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: Jul 6 2024, 11:04 PM

but this one everywhere in china also use. and they are notorious on using formaldehyde in every furniture

just wear glove before using it

This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: Jul 6 2024, 06:23 PM

I used baking soda, and dissolved it in water.

Wipe down all the cabinets and new furniture.

After that, no longer smell anything.

https://www.autonomous.ai/ourblog/remove-fo...-from-furniture

This post has been edited by skywardsword: Jul 6 2024, 06:32 PM

Actually its not CN, it's the WHOLE furniture, renovation industry are ALL using these good shit. No choice. Where got so many real untreated NATURAL wood slices to use. Even if there is, how many can afford 100% untreated NATURAL wood slices for house parts and fittings..

there is a dyson that can remove it

but around 4k la

Duh that perfume that Arab wannabes douse themselves with like it’s free is more polluting.

Actually don't even have to douse themselves with synthetic chemicals. Just apply some under own nose is more than enough. Like how you apply medical ointment. Ownself shiok the smell, don't need to waste money.

Have you ever brought home a new piece of furniture and noticed a strong, foul-smelling odor that sticks around for days, even weeks? Thanks to something called volatile organic compounds (or VOCs), it’s not uncommon.

VOCs are essentially chemical compounds—many of them human-made—with high vapor pressure and low water solubility, so they’re often used as industrial solvents for products like paint, office equipment, building materials, and furnishings.

VOCs evaporate over time (some take longer than others, but they generally peak with new products), becoming a gas at room temperature and releasing into the air through a process known as “off-gassing.”

The smell could be coming from your upholstery being treated with flame retardants, chemicals to protect the fabric, or the varnish from your wooden furniture. These solvents range from trichloroethylene and fuel oxygenates to chloroform and formaldehyde.

How to Get Rid of That New Furniture Smell
https://www.treehugger.com/why-is-my-new-pi...ty-odor-4864135

They probably used that stuff to gas Syrians and Kurds back in the day.

Cannot rent an ozone generator like they use in hotels to deodorise rooms and use for degassing purpose?

paint also got plenty VOCs releases slowly

if your old house few decades old ... now kena renovated , must be a lot of asbestos residue from past construction materials

even now also still got stuffs with asbestos after banning some

i use xiaomi purifier with green filter that specifically for formaldehyde removal

Can share the model here? Thanks!

Only buy product with low or now VOC.

Make sure you keep windows open give it air

last time i rmbr we go to a newly painted rstaaurant makan

fuuuu the smell so bad.. i was only lik 10 , still rmbr till now

apa lanjiao smell is that

i think my IQ drop after inhaling the fumes

Must be low quality material especially from china import.. all jibai smelly one..

All the smell is sticking at the surface of the mdf board. U need to use wet cloth to wipe the surface a few time, use hair dryer dry it and keep it ventilate for 1 week

This post has been edited by Boomwick: Jul 6 2024, 08:14 PM

It usually came from strong smell at the carpentry cabinet/gum.

If you using Signature which their cabinet are pre-module from the factory i think the damage are lesser than those who cut on-site.

I bought a new BMW before
And a new honda

New bmw, no smell at all, fresh and good
Honda new, choking smell of VOC plastic/gum/leather smell for at least 6 mths

Only way is through ventilation and put water bucket to absorb

Just buy 30kg activated charcoal and put everywhere

yeah.. material wise, activated charcoal or ionizer would do the job..
boost the activated charcoal/ionizer with ventilation fan to get those voc, this ought to speed up the job.

Dont play play with formaldehyde

Can make ur kid sick, or worst, get cancer

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/f...lp-sick-4475181

formaldehyde - cancer causing agent

I installed some furniture and it took 6 months to subside.

You cant even enter the freaking room. Cause your eyes to go watery.

F that shit man.

Tons of ppl are enjoying this nicely in their super duper cosy air con room.. That's y so many mental problems. Lol. Enjoy..

All this fker contractor importing cheap MDF wood ply.
Tats why so fking smelly

Jst remember that the byproduct of removing formaldehyde is h2o, aka water.

Unless u hv equipment to draw out the water, u need to ventilate ur home/cabinets to allow these water vapour to dissipate. Otherwise ur door hinge or any metal/steel parts will GG.

This post has been edited by styrwr91: Jul 15 2024, 01:52 PM

Bcos buyer didn’t specify wan e0 or se0 grade board… contractor all pakai the cheapest grade which is e3 and above grade which is kaw kaw with formaldehyde lor.. normally ikea furniture are e0-e1 grade.

No choice one, bro. It's meant to be. It's good enough that you know this. Save yourself enough. You can't stop ppl from enjoying their nicely renovated house, room, kitchen or that, AWWWWWWW, new car smell.. Lol.

Seriiusly.. those fella get con by paying top price thinking they get good stuff while contractor use lowest grade material for their profit..

The user pay top price and also get other disaster - cancer..

My contractor once use such wood, i fk them off kao kao and ask them to fk off with this kind of material

Saw these tweets regarding removal of formaldehyde and other harmful substances.

Well, Noah's ark wasn't built to accommodate ALL and who knows, the hawthorn ward might not be that bad after all.. Lol.