Mold 2 – Moldbusters

So last time I talked about mold, it was in my basement.  We had found some mold along some of the baseboards in our basement/rec-room so we had to call in a mold guy to check it out.  He came by did some tests and asked us a few questions about furniture placement.  Apparently, poor air flow behind furniture that is pressed up against the wall can cause mold too.  Not the case here, although it’s not so bad.  It would seem that who ever put up the drywall put it all the way down to the concrete floor which is a no, no in a basement.  You’re supposed to have a few inch gap on the bottom to keep that from happening.  What happens now is we have to cut away any mold that is on the walls and replace the carpet.  Which is okay, because we where looking to redo the basement anyway since we’re also putting down new hardwood in the house.

We are lucky though that the mold didn’t climb up the walls behind the drywall.  Then it would have been all kinds of bad news.  It will cost us money in the end, but it’s good to know that I shouldn’t have to worry about it again.  Have you ever had house/apartment issues that you had to deal with?  It’s not fun, but nice when it’s done.

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2 Responses to “Mold 2 – Moldbusters”

  • John M Hanna Says:
    May 30th, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    The apartment building I live in was built in 1967(!). I’m surprised its still here considering since I’ve lived in it there have been 3 fires, 2 floods, and any number of police involved incidents. No mold fortunately.

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  • JJ Says:
    May 31st, 2012 at 5:11 pm

    The apartment complex in which I currently living was partially flooded out (1st floor only in a few buildings) a couple of years ago. It was massively bad, with a huge part of the town flooded. Because of this, some of the buildings are uninhabitable. So they are planning on tearing the whole complex down, but they haven’t yet decided when. Our apartment wasn’t one of the problematic ones (we actually get surprised reactions/compliments about how clean, well kept, and cozy it is by the staff), but I’ve heard that some of the apartments closer to the flooded area are pretty bad (major mold and infestation problems). I hope they wait a couple of more years, so that I can finish up here without having to move.

    Glad to hear your mold problem wasn’t bad. I’ve heard horror stories about bad mold cases.

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