Did you fellas hear about this...
A deck staining project led to a spontaneous combustion fire that caused $150,000 in damage in Oakville.
Firefighters were called to the house after someone left rags on the deck soaked in linseed oil and they burst into flames.
The deck was engulfed in fire and flames spread to the back of the home causing $150,000k in damage.
40 years ago, everyone that took even ONE shop class was taught that oily rags will start fires.... Remember the red trash can with the self closing lid, that said "empty daily"....
Sad to see all that ipe damaged, America has way too many architects....though![]()
We had a spontaneous combustion situation when I was a teenager working at Pizza Hut some 20+ years ago. The contractor was replacing a couple of washable PVC wall panels using adhesive that was similar to vinyl floor tile adhesive but a whole lot more volatile. He sat the open bucket next to the gas water heater and as he was putting the last panel in place, a big inferno surrounded the water heater, set the guy's hair on fire and then it blew a fireball across the entire kitchen knocking down two of the cooks in the process.
Thankfully nobody was hurt and it was more smoke damage than anything. In fact the fire was out by the time the fire department got there. I can't even remember who stayed inside of the building to call the fire department but they were there in a matter of minutes.
It should still be. It should also be a part of any licensing exam.
Its one of those things you don't know until you are taught, or find out the hard way. Not something 99% of people are going to anticipate without being informed beforehand.
Or you could read the back of the can...
It happened to customer of mine. A week away from starting the architect next door was sealing his ipe tiles and left the soaked rag of messmers in the trash bag closed up ov course. The next thing the family was running out of there house in there underwear. tragic.
Who reads directions, they're just one mans opinion, aren't they?:whistling
We had a close call with spontaneous combustion a couple months ago. My backpack vac caught fire in the night in a clients new home. Fortunately, it was setting in the middle of the garage with nothing flamable close by & it put itself out before causing any real damage.
Prompted a phone call to my insurance company. Turns out, I'm insured for such events to the tune of $100K