Question from Wisconsin Mom
I’m considering purchasing a house, but have fairly severe MCS. Everything seems to be a go on this particular house except that it has a cedar deck on the back, and I can’t breathe properly in the presence of cedar. The wood has been painted (though I don’t know whether the underside has been), and I did tolerate standing on the deck for a bit, but I’m afraid that long term exposure to it could be a problem. If anyone has experience with or good ideas about sealing cedar so that it won’t offgas, I’d really like to hear it. I really don’t want to have to spend thousands to tear off and replace the deck, or to remove it entirely and risk having someone take a three foot plunge to the ground.
Thanks for any help you can give!
Debra’s Answer
Readers, any experience with this?
