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Hello, I'm in the process of laying a new floor.
There was previously some plastic flooring in the kitchen.

In connection with this, I see that some joists are green.

Possibly pressure-treated??
I don't smell anything either now or when
we bought it 1 year ago.

What would you do? The kitchen, by the way, is from the 60s-70s.
There is yellow mineral wool insulation between the beams.

I really don't have the energy/time/money to tear up the whole floor :( Green timber beam with pink mineral wool insulation and debris underneath an old kitchen floor being renovated. Green wooden beam with pink insulation and debris in a kitchen renovation project, possibly showcasing pressure-treated wood beneath a removed floor.
 
  • Wooden floor being replaced, revealing pink insulation and potential treated beams underneath with construction debris.
Pressure-treated or perhaps more likely cuprinol-treated. Put some of the floor insulation in a plastic bag, tie it up and take a long walk. When you get home, stick your nose in the plastic bag before going inside. If it smells musty, then it is the impregnation agent.
 
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What is under the floor/joists?

The worst is pressure-treated joists cast in a concrete slab.
It also looks more like they were brushed with Cuprinol.
 
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Larsa Larsa said:
What is under the floor/beams?

The worst is of course pressure-treated beams embedded in a concrete slab.
I also think it looks more like they have been brushed with Cuprinol.
It's a small crawl space, so it's in the "air" and ventilated underneath.
 
As long as it is dry, chlorophenol (which was included in Cuprinol green and old pressure-treated wood) does not give off an odor, right? So perhaps it's easiest to leave it as it is if you're not experiencing any issues?
 
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