| I would like to share a story with you, about | | | | He removed all of the drywall and carpeting, but |
| something that happened about 15 years ago, to | | | | still needed to dry the room out. He went down |
| someone that I really felt sorry for. This person | | | | and picked up a kerosene heater and let it run for |
| was a young general contractor and didn't have | | | | most of the day. When the homeowners got |
| enough information about using kerosene heaters. | | | | home, he asked them if they wanted him to shut |
| So pay attention and we can all learn from his | | | | the heater off or if they wanted to let it run all |
| mistakes. | | | | night. |
| The contractor that I'm talking about was building | | | | The homeowners and the contractor agreed that |
| a two-story room addition, during the rainy | | | | they should let the kerosene heater run until the |
| season and this particular rainy season, just kept | | | | next morning. This was a big mistake. You should |
| raining. The rain never seen the let up, while he | | | | never run a kerosene heater inside of the house, |
| was in the middle of framing the second story | | | | garage, barn or workshop that isn't well ventilated. |
| room addition. | | | | Burning kerosene gas produces carbon monoxide |
| The contractor covered everything up, every day | | | | and carbon monoxide kills people. |
| after he was done working. He would come back | | | | When the contractor returned to the job the |
| the next day, after it rained that night, just to | | | | next morning, the homeowners weren't feeling |
| find out that the wind had blew most of the | | | | good and their daughter was sick. It wasn't until |
| plastic off that was covering the house. The | | | | years later that the contractor knew what |
| homeowners were still living in the house and | | | | actually happened. He never used the kerosene |
| doing the best that they could, to deal with the | | | | heater again and started writing articles to inform |
| situation that they were in. | | | | people about different types of problems that |
| One day, the contractor came to the job, only to | | | | homeowners run into in this. |
| find out that one of his worst nightmares had just | | | | If you know anyone that uses a kerosene |
| happened. The plastic that was covering the | | | | heater, you should inform them about carbon |
| master bedroom, where the homeowners were | | | | monoxide poisoning and make sure that they |
| sleeping that night, was blown off during a heavy | | | | don't use this type of heating in unventilated |
| wind and rain storm. | | | | areas. |
| The entire master bedroom was water damaged. | | | | |