Painting a house

Hi everyone. I wanted to ask a question. I'm moving and I'm having my new house repainted and plastered and such. I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure the smell of paint and stuff like that is bad. So my birds is staying at my parents house for the week or two while all the work is being done. The paint that the painters are using are attached. I believe they called them plastic paint rather than a paint called temple.

So my doubt is, after all the painting is done, how long should I wait before I can bring Simba to his new house? They said it's dry within 4 hours, but I don't want to bring him the same day. I'd rather wait a few more. But is that enough? Are 3 days after the painting enough? Or should I wait longer? He's happy at my parents house, they also know how to take care of him so it's no problem to leave him for a longer or shorter period of time. What do you guys think?

Thanks. ^_^

The paint is a low VOC product, so you should be good, but if you want to be safe, keep them out for five days.....

weco said:

The paint is a low VOC product, so you should be good, but if you want to be safe, keep them out for five days.....

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Thank you very much for your reply. ^_^

We have been doing a major remodel on our house that has taken months.

Painting, floor replacement, cutting out cabinets etc.

we used low VOC paint and common sense and things have gone well. We went with the theory that if it smelled offensive to us, keep the bird out of the area.

Our B&G seems to adapt well to the noise and commotion and we watched out for the hazardous smells etc.

We will be renovating this summer, and I will actually boarding a couple of senior cockatiels for a friend who will be renovating very soon. Im glad to see this post, we will be looking for low VOC paint, and Mango will stay with my aunt or my friend for a short time to make sure it doesnt affect him. I was really worried about this, Im glad you guys are going through it successfully.

key thing here is latex vs. oil based paints. Don't recall seeing low VOC oil based when I quit the remodeling business 10+ years ago, but I doubt it exists. With the low VOC paints, the real "danger" only exists during /after applying it. Most of the harmful stuff involved is used to make the paint "transfer" from the container to the surface being painted and then evaporates off when dry. So the key thing is to ventilate the area well during application and drying process. Hope this helps

We used low VOC paint when we did the remodeling as well, just make sure IF you use any type of silicone sealant you MUST keep the birds in a far separate room from it! I used the silicone caulk the tub and it smelled for days....

Mike, that equates to my paint statement, latex vs. oil, exact same principle. If I remember correctly, the latex ones are not referred to as "silicone", just caulk or sealant. And yes, that smell is very strong and lingering! I wonder to this day how many brain cells I lost due to exposure to the stuff I used to work with. :52: Back then the LOW VOC was really starting to come into play.

WharfRat said:

Mike, that equates to my paint statement, latex vs. oil, exact same principle. If I remember correctly, the latex ones are not referred to as "silicone", just caulk or sealant. And yes, that smell is very strong and lingering! I wonder to this day how many brain cells I lost due to exposure to the stuff I used to work with. :52: Back then the LOW VOC was really starting to come into play.

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LOL....I'm just wondering how much brain cells I've lost just by taking a shower with that smell....lol....It took like a week and a half to go away....It does list in the caution list, do it in well ventilated room! A lot of that chemicals I am allergic to so I have to be cautious myself when I'm around it, the smell of paint makes me ill, the low VOC did not make me sick nor my birds and other animals.

Hi guys. It's been exactly a week since my house was painted. And I can still smell paint ever so slightly. It's been dry for a while and I'd really like to bring Simba home because I miss him so much! But I don't want him to get hurt. So should the smell be conpletely gone? I've been ventilating daily but since it's so cold that's been about 2 hours a day for a week. Is it ok now? Or should I wait longer until it no longer smells at all? The paint is fully dry now though, and has been since last Wednesday (paint and plaster, and etc. Haha.)

What do you guys think? Wait longer or can I take him home?

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weco said:

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It bumps it up to the top again, to get more people to see it.