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super99

super99

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1st off, Merry Christmas to all, hope yours was as good as mine or better.
My son is in the Navy, stationed in Groton, Ct. They live in Navy housing. They called today and said they found mold growing on the wall in the baby's room. Called the company that takes care of the housing, said they would come over Monday and paint over it. They are upset!!! The house is about 1 year old. He asked what to do about it, and I said to mix up bleach and water 50/50 and clean it off and to wear a dust mask when doing it. Anything else that can be done? He said the landscaping around the house is bad, water stands against the house where the baby's room is. Is there anything they can do besides wash the wall? Thanks, Chris
 
Tell them to be sure and wear rubber gloves. That 50-50 mix could give them quite a chemical burn. I think unless you get rid of the cause of the mold, it'll just come back. A dehumidifier might help.
 
Generally, mold doesn't hurt anyone unless they are of the unlucky few who are highly allergic to it.

It doesn't generally grow on humans like the stuff of horror stories, and IMHO is highly overrated as a health threat to the great majority of the normal, healthy population.

Getting the humidity down in the house is the key to stopping it's growth, install a heat recovery ventilator, perhaps?
 
chris, the best thing they can do is get a dehumidifier and run it in the babies room. lowes has some nice ones, would make a nice christmas present. i have a apartment house with this same problem and the dehumidifiers eliminate it. mery christmas and happy new year, chuck
 
I use room temperature water mixed with Spik N Span and household bleach. Spik N Span is an excellent cleaner that leaves behind no residue and can be safely mixed with bleach. Doesn't take a whole lot of bleach. Maybe 10 water to 1 bleach. After washing, try to keep gently moving air in the room with a fan. Mold/fungus will not grow with moving air. Sorry, I had to mis-spell the cleanser to get thru the site filter.
 
I would do the 50/50 bleach with a scotch brite pad. Hot water too.

PS: They need to find the root cause of the mold.
 
If it is Navy housing, I would load up all my posessions and torch the place. If it is growing on the inside of the walls, then the interior spaces are full of it.

Then call my congressman, (when they get back from vacation)

Gene
 
I'm a remodeling contractor and I see allot of mold problems in old and new houses.
Mold can indeed cause severe health issues, especially with prolonged exposure.
IF the mold was growing inside the wall and penetrated the drywall to the point that it's visable on the interior simply washing and painting will not cure the problem. It will simply return.
Often mold just grows on the interior surface. When this happens it can usually be taken care of by using a solution of water, bleach, and TSP (a granular cleaner found in the paint department of most home improvement stores). Once the area is washed and has had a chance to dry, use a product like Kilz to prime it. Then paint it with a finish coat. If you buy paint from a source like MAB or Sherwin Williams you can get them to add an anti-mold additive to the paint when they mix it. The box stores don't offer that product.
To keep the mold from forming again watch the humidity level, and ventilation like others have said. Keeping furniture 3 or 4 inches away from the outside walls will promote better ventilation.
 
from the label of spik and span

"The powdered form must be mixed in water prior to use; a liquid version is also available. Although considered all-purpose, it is "not recommended for carpets, upholstery, aluminum, glass, laundry or mixing with bleach or ammonia"
 
In the stores I shop, it's been available only in liquid form for over 20 years. The admonition about bleach is strictly CYA. I've been doing that for 20 years or more. It makes the best tractor/car washing soap you can find. (without the bleach) Absolutely no streaks. My favorite trick is to spik n span a car with no rinse right before a rain. Let the rain wash it off. Works for me every time it's tried. Happy Kwanzaa.
 
If the moisture problem isn't fixed, the mold will just come back. It may or may not be caused by poor drainage outside, but in the absence of any other cause, that's probably it. And if it's caused by outside water then it's inside the walls as well.
 
Could be the grading around house but could be coming from inside also. First thing is to get multiple humidistats. Go to the store and find cheap ones . Look at all off them and discard the ones that read low and discard the ones that read high. Bring home three that are in the middle and read about the same. Place about the home including the bedroom.

What is the temp outside ?
What is the humidity inside ?
If it is over 30% inside its to high.
Are they running a humidifier ?
Are the windows getting condensation ?

Ventilate and lower the humidity.
Move tyhe Baby to a drier location in the home.
Wash the walls.
Get a shovel yourself and drain the water away from the house.

The roof could be leaking, The window could be leaking, Could be defective heating equipement.
Could be the lots off cooking and plants and people.

I repeat are you running a humidifier ?
Most importantly get the baby out of the room and get humidistats to determine if the inside is to wet.




What is the humidity level inside
 
Regular bleach for clothing is about 5% bleach solution in the bottle while swimming pool bleach is about a 10% solution. Use Tilex Mold and Mildew remover as it penetrates the wall and kills the fungi.

Is the problem mildew or is it black mold? there is a big difference. Black mold is bad and must be removed or you must move. Mildew is not harmful. Mildew won't fluff off like black mold will.

If the outside wall is colder than the inside air the problem will return. You may end up tearing off the drywall on the outside walls and spray in Isonene foam between the studs so that the dewpoint is outside the home not inside.

Just my 2¢ worth.
 
is it mold or mildew? most folks dont know the difference...i grew up on Galveston Island...anything that didnt move around a little bit had mildew on it...we just kept everything washed with hot soapy water including walls every couple months...dont recall anybody with any health issues.
 
Get your own place if possible. Navy housing, my kids were lucky to have heat when it was 50 degrees. Price was right 48 dollars month 1967 substandard WW2 housing. Not even drywall just that celotex board stuff. You could push your finger through it and lots of people did. Dave
 
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