How to improve indoor air quality in a historic building?
Q. I am managing a youth group home residing in a historic building. The building is 100 years old and it does not have central air circulation system. Time to time the building always smell bad, especially near restrooms no matter how much we clean them. It is too difficult and expensive to install air circulation sysytem in an old building like this. Is there any other ways to get rid of the smell? Is there any thing I can spray to make the air fresh? Thank you very much in advance.
Asked by lily_laus - Sat May 6 01:14:27 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I have been working with historic homes for over 25 years and have dealt with this problem in several ways, depending on the source of the smell. Plaster walls are often the source because they are porous. Wash the walls with a 50/50 bleach solution, then sea the plaster with a sealer like Kilz. If you have wooden floors, old gunk can get in the grooves and create a smell. The only thing you can do here short of refinishing the floors is to run a blunt knife along the cracks. You can also put baking soda under all your rugs. Old plumbing creates smells because of years of gunk built up and hardened along the inside of the pipes. This requires a plumber to run an auger through the pipes. Often in older building, the main drain is… [cont.]
Answered by dixiebragg - Sat May 6 01:43:04 2006

what are the legal implications of writing a historic novel/ghost story?
Q. I am in the process of writing a book about ghostly experiences at a psych hospital I work at, as well as some history of the place. There will be no names mentioned, except the name of the Hospital. All historic information I am using about it is public knowledge. So what, if anything, could be the legal implications of me writing this novel?
Asked by Margaret L - Fri Sep 19 12:11:05 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. As long as you don't make and slanderous or libelous claims about the hospital, you will be fine. I would suggest, however, that you change the name of the hospital. It is not necessary, but for the sake of the reputation of the facility, it would be kind.
Answered by Rae - Fri Sep 19 12:15:38 2008

What DAY did the battle of hasting start on? Also what DAYS do most historic events happen on?
Q. my history teachers have always told me that most historic events happen on certain days of the week. I think it is mondays and thursdays but i cant remember...am i right??
Asked by lauren_baybee - Mon Mar 9 15:18:26 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The battle started on October 14, 1066. It was on a Sunday. I have never heard of the "Most historical events happen on [insert day of the week]" and I don't think I believe it. How far back to they look? And what of events that took place before we had today's calender (the Gregorian Calender) in place?
Answered by Lindsey B - Mon Mar 9 15:36:01 2009