Steps for reconstructing home after flood....

Ok, you need to get the dry wall at the 4 ft line. Then you can put in full sheets of dry wall when you reconstruct. Dry wall comes in 4X8 sheets and are laid out long way. Cut out the insulation just above the flood line.

Get some dehumidifiers and get them running. Bleach mop everything. Most important is the dehumidifiers to get things dry.

Pull out bottom cabinets and get the wall behind them. Cabinets are probably f'ed.

Take pictures of everything!!!!!

If you have carpet, tear it and the pad out. Laminate, wood, linoleum all has to go. There will be mold under there. Save the base board and door trims if you can. This will save money later. Clorox wash those outside.

We just finished deconstructing my mom and grandpa's houses. Almost all of it had carpet. Thank God some local high school kids showed up to work.

We have had 4 rolling non stop and will for at least a week. They are a life saver for killing mold before it develops.

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Wrong answer bud.

Bleach only corrodes some
Metals and only if the metal is exposed to the bleach for a long period of time. A quick water and bleach mopping will not corrode screws or nails in a wall stud.

Demo the wet stuff as soon as possible. Dry everything completely and spray mold killing chemicals. Couple of posters were saying you need chemical that kills the spores don't use bleach.

I seen where tile has black mold. Depends on length of time water has been in the structure.

Borax is just as good as bleach and is easier to work around.

Other tips:

Some houses have sheetrock hung vertically, so popping a line and cutting it with a skillsaw is fast and makes a clean suit. Oscillating saws work well around casings.

Blowers from bounce houses are great in these situations.

Due to the biochemical structure of most mold/fungi, bleach does not penetrate the protective mucus coating. It only kills the top layer and turns it white. You need to use a registered product that has been proven to work against molds and fungi. But if you wanna go the cheap route, take your chances with Clorox, maybe you won't get mold, maybe you will. I know that the two homes we did after Hurricane Rita are mold free, while several neighbors used Clorox and you can smell the mildew in their house.