you know it happem so fast and I had 3 fire extinguisher ,the water was not working on the plastic but i keep the water on the wood walls till I got the door open .the tube the I was cutting through the sparks about 4 to 5 feet from I was working ,if i had stop trying a call the fire dept it would had been to late..I stay as low to the floor I could see the clean air ...But I should had die , last night it replay in my head . I don't know how I did it or how I made it ...
Add bondo dust to that list of common shop flammables! YES, that pile of dust that you swept over next to that car you're welding on....WILL catch on fire! oh HELL yea it will! We never light a torch or fire up the welder/plasma uless we're gonna be here at the shop at least another 30 minutes after the sparks are through flyin'. Overkill? Maybe.....maybe not.
I set a shallow pan of varsol on fire last fall and didn't notice it until the flames went into my shelves and up the wall. If I hadn't had a fire ext. I would have lost the house and garage I now have 2 fire exts.
Fink is right. Smoke seeps into everything. I wouldnt be in too big a hurry to clear the smell out. Sometimes I need "gentle reminders" of my luck.
Wow man glad your OK. I just happened to look at my extinguishers this summer and found the nozzels plugged about 1/2" deep with mud. Around here we got these mud daubber bees that nest in any small hole they can find. I don't know if the extinguisher would have blown the mud out, but I needed a screwdriver to dig it out. Worth a look.
I actually do fire and water damage restoration for a living! Finally a question I can help with. Glad you made it out ok. As far as the smell goes...it would surely be a covered loss. Depending on what your deductable is that might make sense. You also have the option of putting in a claim and doing the cleanup yourself.( basically paying yourself rather than a restoration company to do the work) A job that size might run anywhere from 5-15 K to give you an idea. If you did the work yourself that would be a chunk of change toward your project. This is NOT illegal by the way~! A restoration company would come in and scrub and box every single thing in the garage...tools, boxes, ceiling, walls and floor. As you scrub it box it up and remove it. After you have done the walls and ceiling its time to prime and paint. An ozone machine is good for residual odors but not until the area is cleaned up. Whoever said that it can lasts for years is spot on. Here is a link for some of the most popular chemicals. If you do it yourself and have any other questions PM me. http://www.unsmoke.com/ Best wishes, Nate
Oh no. I have a pretty big collection of this ****. I traded a shotgun two chickens and a rooster for these fire guns. In a more serious note Fire is not a joke. I'm glad it didn't end in tradgedy>>>>.
I had a similar experiance, not quite as serious though. I was at work welding and got a little to close to a jug of laquer thinner. It was scary as hell but looking back the 8 foot flame was kinda cool and theres still a black spot on the wall. Needless to say we have 6 fire ext. in a two bay garage now.
Man! I'm glad your ok ! In a different scenerio, your kids would have an unforgetable memory of you leaving this earth. I wouldn't take this lightly at all. Congrats on being ok. Good luck to you and yours!!
Kiltz on the painted surfaces. If you have any burned wood that is still good enough to leave in place coat it with silver enamel. Let it all dry good and repaint. I like to keep a pressured water ext with a half cup on dish washing soap in it. When you hit the burning wood are paper the soap sticks and helps put the fire out. In the spring and summer you can use it to knock down and kill wasps.
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