[BlindHandyMan] Re: testing for mold, more
I asked our tech who is a landlord and very practical. He says if you have a place where water has stayed a lot and there is no heat or air movement mold can become a real mess, but you can see, smell, and even feel it on walls etc. Any sighted person should be able to see if there is green or black stuff where it shouldn't be. Just a bit around windows that aren't opened too often is probably no big deal. My guess is that if you're place was clean after the water damage cleanup and you have any reasonable amount of warmth and air movement, you're probably fine again, last thing to do is go to a mold removal and testing company cause they will find it whether it's there or not. Also don't go to doctors who specialize in mold or allergy testing unless they are board certified allergologists Tom Fowle
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Here is a good site you might want to look at. It has a lot of info and answers to the questions you been asking. http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/ts/iaq/got_ At our neighbor's house, when my wife and I were remodeling the place, went I replaced the plate and stubs on a none bearing outside wall, we found black mold. We used a half solution of bleach and water to clean the area, and sprayed it down with full strenght apple cider vinegar. This has cleaned up the problem, and stopped the allergy attacks the neighbor was having. RJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Thanks Tom, My son has seen an allergist who is board certified, and he did not test positive for mold. As far as the visual aspect, no one has seen anything around our walls, and I certainly don't feel anything but the concrete. I don't know what constitutes standing water for a long period!\ When our bastement had the water damage, it was all a nightmarish blur, so I don't recall how long the water was there, before it began receeding. Claudia - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindHandyMan Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:07 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: testing for mold, more I asked our tech who is a landlord and very practical. He says if you have a place where water has stayed a lot and there is no heat or air movement mold can become a real mess, but you can see, smell, and even feel it on walls etc. Any sighted person should be able to see if there is green or black stuff where it shouldn't be. Just a bit around windows that aren't opened too often is probably no big deal. My guess is that if you're place was clean after the water damage cleanup and you have any reasonable amount of warmth and air movement, you're probably fine again, last thing to do is go to a mold removal and testing company cause they will find it whether it's there or not. Also don't go to doctors who specialize in mold or allergy testing unless they are board certified allergologists Tom Fowle __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5199 (20100615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5199 (20100615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Thanks RJ, I will look at this later tonight. Right now, I'm trying to complete some work, and then, I have to go hom and tend to my sick child, so I'll probably take a look at this, once he's asleep. Thanks again. Claudia - Original Message - From: RJ To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: testing for mold, more Here is a good site you might want to look at. It has a lot of info and answers to the questions you been asking. http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/ts/iaq/got_ At our neighbor's house, when my wife and I were remodeling the place, went I replaced the plate and stubs on a none bearing outside wall, we found black mold. We used a half solution of bleach and water to clean the area, and sprayed it down with full strenght apple cider vinegar. This has cleaned up the problem, and stopped the allergy attacks the neighbor was having. RJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5199 (20100615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5199 (20100615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Howdy, If you don't see or can't smell any mold, I'd just have my basement walls painted with water-proofing paint and buy a dehumidifier. Simple but inexpensive insurance. - Original Message - From: Claudia To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: testing for mold, more Thanks Tom, My son has seen an allergist who is board certified, and he did not test positive for mold. As far as the visual aspect, no one has seen anything around our walls, and I certainly don't feel anything but the concrete. I don't know what constitutes standing water for a long period!\ When our bastement had the water damage, it was all a nightmarish blur, so I don't recall how long the water was there, before it began receeding. Claudia - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindHandyMan Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:07 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: testing for mold, more I asked our tech who is a landlord and very practical. He says if you have a place where water has stayed a lot and there is no heat or air movement mold can become a real mess, but you can see, smell, and even feel it on walls etc. Any sighted person should be able to see if there is green or black stuff where it shouldn't be. Just a bit around windows that aren't opened too often is probably no big deal. My guess is that if you're place was clean after the water damage cleanup and you have any reasonable amount of warmth and air movement, you're probably fine again, last thing to do is go to a mold removal and testing company cause they will find it whether it's there or not. Also don't go to doctors who specialize in mold or allergy testing unless they are board certified allergologists Tom Fowle __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5199 (20100615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5199 (20100615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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When we had the basement gutted, due to the water damage, they did paint the walls with water-proofing paint, to my recollection. Claudia - Original Message - From: Rick Hume To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 6:09 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: testing for mold, more Howdy, If you don't see or can't smell any mold, I'd just have my basement walls painted with water-proofing paint and buy a dehumidifier. Simple but inexpensive insurance. - Original Message - From: Claudia To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: testing for mold, more Thanks Tom, My son has seen an allergist who is board certified, and he did not test positive for mold. As far as the visual aspect, no one has seen anything around our walls, and I certainly don't feel anything but the concrete. I don't know what constitutes standing water for a long period!\ When our bastement had the water damage, it was all a nightmarish blur, so I don't recall how long the water was there, before it began receeding. Claudia - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindHandyMan Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:07 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: testing for mold, more I asked our tech who is a landlord and very practical. He says if you have a place where water has stayed a lot and there is no heat or air movement mold can become a real mess, but you can see, smell, and even feel it on walls etc. Any sighted person should be able to see if there is green or black stuff where it shouldn't be. Just a bit around windows that aren't opened too often is probably no big deal. My guess is that if you're place was clean after the water damage cleanup and you have any reasonable amount of warmth and air movement, you're probably fine again, last thing to do is go to a mold removal and testing company cause they will find it whether it's there or not. Also don't go to doctors who specialize in mold or allergy testing unless they are board certified allergologists Tom Fowle __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5199 (20100615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5199 (20100615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5199 (20100615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5199 (20100615) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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