We've been visiting our currently under construction home and right now, they're still painting some parts of the house. I went there with my mom a few days ago just when they were putting on the paint primers. And since the spaces are mostly enclosed, the fumes were congested in the area and it was brutally painful to the nose.

Mom had to wait for some people regarding house matters so we couldn't leave immediately. No matter where I went inside the house, the smell was just as bad. I think it could eventually suffocate people if the stayed there any longer. It gave me a very bad sore throat for a few days and now it has developed into some sort of cough and colds. Runny nose and painful throat. Such a perfect combination.

I wonder how those painters manage to paint the entire house without suffocating.