Iplayfarmer
Super Member
If it is overkill it's cheap overkill. With mold, overkill is not a bad thing as long as it fits in the budget.
No matter what you do, the mold will come back if you don't get the moisture issues fixed.
Mold infested cottage cleanup help
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If it is overkill it's cheap overkill. With mold, overkill is not a bad thing as long as it fits in the budget.
No matter what you do, the mold will come back if you don't get the moisture issues fixed.
dodge man
Super Star Member
I might at least consult an expert on how bad the problem is. You would hate to gut the house when maybe that isn't needed. I keep wondering if the mold problem is one of those problems thats existed for years and now an entire industry has been built around it, when maybe the problem isn't that bad. I don't know???
riptides
Super Member
Overkill is a complete gut. Which is what we did. But, we had other issues. Electric, plumbing, multiple additions, bugs and mold.
ThomasH
Gold Member
I would not be so quick as to say that removing the sheetrock and dealing with the wall cavities is overkill. As a matter of fact, I don't think there will be a realistic choice, since all of the duct work and any wall that had any exposure to the room air, such as around an outlet or switch, fiberglass insulation, etc. Depending on the age and type of mechanical systems for air handling, there may be extensive ducting running up the walls. It may be easier to simply strip the sheetrock from the house, remove all duct work, deal with remaining mold with chemicals or surface abrasion, and then install new air handling, insulation, and sheetrock.
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ericher69
Veteran Member
Iplayfarmer said:
Moisture issues are taken care of...
Grow operation aka Marijuana plants are gone
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ericher69
Veteran Member
ThomasH said:
Would a furnace and duct cleaning not suffice?
Amen. If you reduce the moisture level, the mold stops growing. So it's never really been clear to me why you have to remove it, other than people run screaming hysterically into the night when they see a little mold on the wall. There's mold spores everywhere, they blow back into the house if you open the window. But they won't grow if there isn't enough moisture. If the house smells bad then it has to be cleaned out, or if the wood is spongy it needs to be replaced or shored up. And I'm sure there's a few horror stories where the concentration of mold is so high it really is a health issue. But these companies have blown this all out of proportion.
Iplayfarmer
Super Member
The real deal is the type of mold. Toxic mold does grow on walls in high moisture areas. This can be a real problem... especially to sensitive individuals.
People overreact and assume that any mold they see on a wall is a toxic mold. Most mold on walls in high moisture areas is just good old non-toxic mold; No more harmful than the storebought mushroom you had in your salad.
I'd buy or rent a couple of big dehumidifiers to dry out the air and surfaces as much as possible (make sure to clean the equipment well to eliminate the mold). Home depot here in the states carries an anti-mold fumigator-like machine which you can buy ($300-400 USD) or rent. And then they have the liquid to act as the fumigant. (don't know what it is). Try checking online at home depot, then check around your area to see if available to rent.
forgeblast
Elite Member
After we had had some 100 year flooding in september I was helpling a family clean up and we tore all the sheetrock out and had 4 of the big dehumidifers. The problem was that the water went up 6'' into the second floor and wicked water up the drywall there, had to tear out a lot.