Painting near plants

Dividedsky

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So I have to paint some area on concrete foundation also the concrete floors in basements. Had a few spots where water leaked in under the stairs, but a room in the basement where I want to paint the floors in some spots has 2 veg tents- the floor got a bit chipped from letting ro filter over fill then got floor wet making me have to suck up water with shop vac causing chips in paint. So I was going to hit the floor and the stair walls with some killz paint meant for painting over concrete. I was just wondering will the fumes from that type of paint hurt any of the vegging plants, I would assume not but just want to make sure. Don't have to worry about flower room, its in a sealed room with ac and co2 on the other end of basement.
 

Sir Patrick

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I recently painted the room and floor with dryloc and berh concrete paint with my seedling and veg tent in the same room. No issues with fumes.....

But- Have heard of other paint fumes causing issues, specifically dutch-boy. Not sure of others and do at your own risk going by only my shared info.
 

the rock

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Ive had problems with paint fumes years ago i painyted some floors in growroom with epoxy type paint.Needless to say over the next couple months plants were just not right(yellowing, stunted), sure enough i sealed over paint with something else and plants got back to normal. So make sure whatever paint you choose wont put out toxic vapors.
 

raggyb

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I don't want to be a pooper but I've always heard those home tips that say it's great to have plants in your house because they are like filters and they absorb toxins from the air that come off of shit like your poisonous carpets and such. So think about it, if they do that with paint fumes and then you smoke them you're going to be smoking the paint toxins. That said, dude knows what the plants in my basement are breathing.
 

Dividedsky

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I don't want to be a pooper but I've always heard those home tips that say it's great to have plants in your house because they are like filters and they absorb toxins from the air that come off of shit like your poisonous carpets and such. So think about it, if they do that with paint fumes and then you smoke them you're going to be smoking the paint toxins. That said, dude knows what the plants in my basement are breathing.
Ya if I do then I might move vegging plants upstairs while I do it. I think all the concrete paint is hardcore stuff cause its has to absorb and bond into the concrete.
 
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