Question:
We are having a clawfoot tub refinished in a couple of weeks and I understand the chemicals used to strip the paint off the tub can be quite odoriferous. We have two cats: one indoor/outdoor and the other exclusively indoor. Since we’ll be without a tub for a couple of days, I’ve been considering going off to a friends’ house or to a motel. I don’t have any friends who could take the cats for a couple of days and the only other option is boarding. Has anyone had a tub refinished before and was it okay for the cats to weather through the smells? Noreen
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>We are having a clawfoot tub refinished in a couple of weeks and I >understand the chemicals used to strip the paint off the tub can be quite
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> We are having a clawfoot tub refinished in a couple of weeks and I > understand the chemicals used to strip the paint off the tub can be quite > odoriferous. We have two cats: one indoor/outdoor and the other > exclusively indoor. Since we’ll be without a tub for a couple of days, > I’ve been considering going off to a friends’ house or to a motel. I > don’t have any friends who could take the cats for a couple of days and > the only other option is boarding. Has anyone had a tub refinished before > and was it okay for the cats to weather through the smells? > Noreen
If you don’t think *you* can weather the smells, why would it be any better for your cats whose noses are 1000 times more sensitive? I would certainly choose to at least board them. Karen
Response:
I had a tub reglazed about 7 years ago. My bathroom has no windows so the glazier opened a bedroom window, put a fan in the window and left the bathroom fan running, all this for several hours, maybe a day. I don’t remember. We were able to use the bedroom the same night. The smell didn’t seem to be the problem. A white film landed all over my mica furniture and was very difficult to scrub off. The window screen had a circular film, too. I would ask the person who does the work if you really need to vacate the place overnight. If he says yes, do not leave your cats. You can always smuggle them into a hotel room. Barb
Response:
: If you don’t think *you* can weather the smells, why would it be any better : for your cats whose noses are 1000 times more sensitive? I would certainly : choose to at least board them. Just for the record, I wouldn’t be vacating my house for the smells. I like taking baths and we’ll be without a tub for two days, according to the contractor. But I am concerned enough about my cats to ask how bad those smells might be. And, yes, if the smells were bad, I could board the cats. Noreen
Response:
We are having a clawfoot tub refinished in a couple of weeks and I understand the chemicals used to strip the paint off the tub can be quite odoriferous. We have two cats: one indoor/outdoor and the other exclusively indoor. Since we’ll be without a tub for a couple of days, I’ve been considering going off to a friends’ house or to a motel. I don’t have any friends who could take the cats for a couple of days and the only other option is boarding. Has anyone had a tub refinished before and was it okay for the cats to weather through the smells? Noreen
Response:
>We are having a clawfoot tub refinished in a couple of weeks and I >understand the chemicals used to strip the paint off the tub can be quite
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Response:
> We are having a clawfoot tub refinished in a couple of weeks and I > understand the chemicals used to strip the paint off the tub can be quite > odoriferous. We have two cats: one indoor/outdoor and the other > exclusively indoor. Since we’ll be without a tub for a couple of days, > I’ve been considering going off to a friends’ house or to a motel. I > don’t have any friends who could take the cats for a couple of days and > the only other option is boarding. Has anyone had a tub refinished before > and was it okay for the cats to weather through the smells? > Noreen
If you don’t think *you* can weather the smells, why would it be any better for your cats whose noses are 1000 times more sensitive? I would certainly choose to at least board them. Karen
Response:
I had a tub reglazed about 7 years ago. My bathroom has no windows so the glazier opened a bedroom window, put a fan in the window and left the bathroom fan running, all this for several hours, maybe a day. I don’t remember. We were able to use the bedroom the same night. The smell didn’t seem to be the problem. A white film landed all over my mica furniture and was very difficult to scrub off. The window screen had a circular film, too. I would ask the person who does the work if you really need to vacate the place overnight. If he says yes, do not leave your cats. You can always smuggle them into a hotel room. Barb
Response:
: If you don’t think *you* can weather the smells, why would it be any better : for your cats whose noses are 1000 times more sensitive? I would certainly : choose to at least board them. Just for the record, I wouldn’t be vacating my house for the smells. I like taking baths and we’ll be without a tub for two days, according to the contractor. But I am concerned enough about my cats to ask how bad those smells might be. And, yes, if the smells were bad, I could board the cats. Noreen
Response:
We are having a clawfoot tub refinished in a couple of weeks and I understand the chemicals used to strip the paint off the tub can be quite odoriferous. We have two cats: one indoor/outdoor and the other exclusively indoor. Since we’ll be without a tub for a couple of days, I’ve been considering going off to a friends’ house or to a motel. I don’t have any friends who could take the cats for a couple of days and the only other option is boarding. Has anyone had a tub refinished before and was it okay for the cats to weather through the smells? Noreen
Response:
>We are having a clawfoot tub refinished in a couple of weeks and I >understand the chemicals used to strip the paint off the tub can be quite
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Response:
> We are having a clawfoot tub refinished in a couple of weeks and I > understand the chemicals used to strip the paint off the tub can be quite > odoriferous. We have two cats: one indoor/outdoor and the other > exclusively indoor. Since we’ll be without a tub for a couple of days, > I’ve been considering going off to a friends’ house or to a motel. I > don’t have any friends who could take the cats for a couple of days and > the only other option is boarding. Has anyone had a tub refinished before > and was it okay for the cats to weather through the smells? > Noreen
If you don’t think *you* can weather the smells, why would it be any better for your cats whose noses are 1000 times more sensitive? I would certainly choose to at least board them. Karen
Response:
I had a tub reglazed about 7 years ago. My bathroom has no windows so the glazier opened a bedroom window, put a fan in the window and left the bathroom fan running, all this for several hours, maybe a day. I don’t remember. We were able to use the bedroom the same night. The smell didn’t seem to be the problem. A white film landed all over my mica furniture and was very difficult to scrub off. The window screen had a circular film, too. I would ask the person who does the work if you really need to vacate the place overnight. If he says yes, do not leave your cats. You can always smuggle them into a hotel room. Barb
Response:
: If you don’t think *you* can weather the smells, why would it be any better : for your cats whose noses are 1000 times more sensitive? I would certainly : choose to at least board them. Just for the record, I wouldn’t be vacating my house for the smells. I like taking baths and we’ll be without a tub for two days, according to the contractor. But I am concerned enough about my cats to ask how bad those smells might be. And, yes, if the smells were bad, I could board the cats. Noreen
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