Need help please! Yards and yards of wet fabric
09-19-2010, 06:07 PM
#141
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Sorry to hear of your water problem. Yes, wash as much as you can and quickly to avoid mildew. You could use a rotary cutter with a pinking blade to minimise raveling.
You might also try to paint the basement walls with paint that keep water from going thru. But even better is getting the fabric away from the walls. Or you can move it up stair away from the basement.... Let us know what you do hand how well it works. I wish I had a basement...... No basement, cement slabs... I live to close to the water even tho I don't have a lagoon near me.
You might also try to paint the basement walls with paint that keep water from going thru. But even better is getting the fabric away from the walls. Or you can move it up stair away from the basement.... Let us know what you do hand how well it works. I wish I had a basement...... No basement, cement slabs... I live to close to the water even tho I don't have a lagoon near me.
09-19-2010, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by fluffy10
We painted our walls with a water proof paint, but boxes or material even our tent box wicked moisture through the walls. This took several years, but we had a mess to go through not much mold, but not a pleasant odor. I will never put boxes or cloth next to the walls without an air space. I learned my lesson the hard way also. There needs to be an air space. I would have thought your contractor would have known this.
09-21-2010, 05:46 PM
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If I can't serge the ends, then I set my washer on hand wash to wash all the material I get at yard/estate sales. I find I don't get nearly the strings. Pieces are put in mesh bags, and color catcher is added. Good luck.
09-25-2010, 08:33 AM
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Wash them as soon as possible and add some oxyclean and even fabreeze to the wash. I would also cut the edges off as best as possible before putting them in the drier so there would be less fraying of the edges in the drier.
09-27-2010, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by HeatherQuilts
For the wet basement part... Kilz and Drylock both make a waterproofing paint, specifically for basements or garages that let water in.
http://www.masterchem.com/masterchem...006b0910acRCRD
http://www.ugl.com/drylokMasonry/mas...ofer/latex.php
So, I would use one of these on your walls while you are washing all that fabric (with vinegar!!) to prevent it from happening again.
Good luck!
http://www.masterchem.com/masterchem...006b0910acRCRD
http://www.ugl.com/drylokMasonry/mas...ofer/latex.php
So, I would use one of these on your walls while you are washing all that fabric (with vinegar!!) to prevent it from happening again.
Good luck!
Her basement always smelled damp/musty so we used drylok, put on 2 coats and no moisture problems since. Doesn't smell musty anymore either.
I would recommend that you run a dehumidifier at all times if you plan to keep your sewing machine and fabric down there. Makes a huge differnece.
Best of luck to you.
09-27-2010, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by oldhag
I would also put the smaller pieces into a mesh bag to wash them as there is less chance of them raveling as much.
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