Susco Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 The other day I went into my garden shed, and in the middle on the tiled floor there is a puddle of some brown liquid. Very sticky stuff, so sticky that you can't remove it with a cloth, and it doesn't dry out either. First I think about is some of the garden chemicals that have leaked, but on inspection that is a negative. At one point I look up, and on the roof steel frame right above the puddle, there are hanging some drips of a dark red liquid. I can notice it comes from the top of the frame, and it may be the red oxide paint that has coloured the liquid dark red. Anyway it is the same sticky substance as which is on the floor. The only thing stored above the roof frame is HDPE tubing, and they are unused. Any idea what that liquid may be and where it may come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Why Me Posted July 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2020 Sounds like blood. Have you checked if there is a corpse on the roof? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Why Me said: Sounds like blood. Have you checked if there is a corpse on the roof? Blood was also my first thought, but blood isn't that sticky that you can't wipe it of the floor. Also the liquid on the floor is light brown. Edited July 26, 2020 by Susco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why Me Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Susco said: Blood was also my first thought, but blood isn't that sticky that you can't wipe it of the floor. Also the liquid on the floor is light brown. I was kidding. But seriously my guess would be the tubing has deteriorated/melted into the thick ambient liquid which has been colored red by the paint and also iron oxide from the roof material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Just now, Why Me said: I was kidding. But seriously my guess would be the tubing has deteriorated/melted into the thick ambient liquid which has been colored red by the paint and also iron oxide from the roof material. Of course I wasn't thinking about human blood, but in a garden shed in a rural environment, all kind of animals can enter. I have several tokays that house in the shed, so I thought maybe one was attacked by a snake or other predator, but there is no animal carcass either. The tubing is intact, and I think one of the main advantages of HDPE is that it doesn't deteriorate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC 71 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 paint oxidising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 1 minute ago, KC 71 said: paint oxidising The puddle is about 30 x 30 cm, and is light brown in colour. Red oxide oxidising remains dark red I guess. Paint is also not sticky. I think you can compare the color and stickiness to chainsaw oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why Me Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Susco said: The tubing is intact, and I think one of the main advantages of HDPE is that it doesn't deteriorate. There you go. Now you know how good a chemist I am. But then why would it be sticky I am curious. Rainwater mixed with red oxide would be red and watery, right? All this makes me glad I rent in a building with a maintenance crew. Total klutz I am. I envy DIY types who live in their own house, take care of their own repairs and do their own building projects. Edited July 26, 2020 by Why Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgw Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Susco said: The puddle is about 30 x 30 cm, and is light brown in colour. Red oxide oxidising remains dark red I guess. Paint is also not sticky. I think you can compare the color and stickiness to chainsaw oil can you post a photo of the roof, inside and outside? what is it made of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 6 hours ago, tgw said: can you post a photo of the roof, inside and outside? what is it made of? I don't have pictures, but the construction is a simple rectangle shed of 4 x 2 meter with a saddle roof. The whole shed including the roof is done in Shera planks, painted and overlapping each other, and is rainproof. Roof construction is in box steel, painted with red oxide paint, and is rust free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I will move this to DIY forum, Maybe they have some more ideas what it could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankruatsteve Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Red-oxide primer can deteriorate over time if not painted. Usually doesn't end up a sticky puddle, but whose know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 My guess is honey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, johng said: My guess is honey. That's also something I took in consideration, but I can't find a bee nest anywhere in the shed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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