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re: Advice for flooded home due to pipe burst
Posted on 2/18/21 at 8:16 am to stout
Posted on 2/18/21 at 8:16 am to stout
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Move quickly and get it dry as fast as possible.
That’s what I’m thinking. Insulation, sheetrock, carpet, floors etc that is wet, rip it out. Then a week of drying studs and floors and bottom plates and $20k of remediation not needed?
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Posted on 2/18/21 at 8:22 am to Meauxjeaux
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and $20k of remediation not needed?
It really isn't in most cases but honestly running a dehumidifier and air scrubber for a few days is a better safe than sorry approach and won't cost $20K.
Most molds aren't toxic despite what the media tells you. Most molds in the south are just some form of mildew actually. You can have it tested to be sure if any shows up. You can even get the test kit from Home Depot to do it yourself.
Test Kit
Treat everything you expose with a garden sprayer loaded with some antimicrobial. Don't use bleach, please. If you really want to you can also apply a primer made by Zinsser that has antimicrobial built-in.
This post was edited on 2/18/21 at 8:32 am
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