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Mold experts of the ot
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:49 pm
I was helping my little brother install floors and noticed some small black mold spots on the drywall under a couple windows. He just scrubbed them with bleach and caulked the windows. My worry is since it was on the drywall it is surely inside the wall as well. What would you do?
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Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:52 pm to 3morereps
Probably scrub it away.
Why would you assume it is in the wall?
Why would you assume it is in the wall?
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:53 pm to 3morereps
This is Louisiana. Everyone has mold they just can’t see it.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:54 pm to 3morereps
Probably just on the surface, did the drywall seem like it was wet all the way through?
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:54 pm to 3morereps
Remove it... fix the obvious leak.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:54 pm to 3morereps
Your concerns are correct. You never use bleach on mold. You need an antimicrobial. Plus, there is a reason why there is mold. Water is getting behind the drywall somewhere.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:59 pm to 3morereps
Bruh the mold doesn’t identify as black
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:02 pm to 3morereps
Clorox will only mask the problem.
Where is the mold coming from and clorox will only kill the mold on the surface.
Where is the mold coming from and clorox will only kill the mold on the surface.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:03 pm to 3morereps
Buy a moisture meter for ~$15 at Lowe’s or Home Depot and probe the sheetrock from the window sill to the baseboards.
Anything over 15-20% moisture needs to be removed and the leak fixed before replacement.
If no moisture, it’s just surface contamination and should be cleaned, checked regularly and maintained intact.
Anything over 15-20% moisture needs to be removed and the leak fixed before replacement.
If no moisture, it’s just surface contamination and should be cleaned, checked regularly and maintained intact.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:05 pm to jdbtiger84
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You never use bleach on mold.
You need an antimicrobial
The frick do you think bleach is?
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:06 pm to 3morereps
Mold forms where there is moisture.
The “toxic black mold” stuff is mainly a bunch of BS.
I worked with one of the top fungus experts in the world.
The “toxic black mold” stuff is mainly a bunch of BS.
I worked with one of the top fungus experts in the world.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:08 pm to PrivatePublic
Bleach is mostly water.
Anti-microbials are the answer. Foster 40-80, Concrobium, et alia are formulated specifically to kill molds and fungi. Bleach is not specifically formulated to kill either.
Anti-microbials are the answer. Foster 40-80, Concrobium, et alia are formulated specifically to kill molds and fungi. Bleach is not specifically formulated to kill either.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:14 pm to HollyWoodCole
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Anti-microbials are the answer. Foster 40-80, Concrobium, et alia are formulated specifically to kill molds and fungi. Bleach is not specifically formulated to kill either.
:wegotabadassoverhere:
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:16 pm to 3morereps
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I was helping my little brother install floors and noticed some small black mold spots on the drywall under a couple windows. He just scrubbed them with bleach and caulked the windows. My worry is since it was on the drywall it is surely inside the wall as well. What would you do?
Not all mold is toxic and sometimes it really is just surface mildew which is often mistaken for mold.
Crazy how scared people are of mold considering to have actual toxic mold is fairly rare.
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Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:16 pm to PrivatePublic
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The frick do you think bleach is?
A surface cleaner
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:19 pm to Tyga Woods
If holding an LA State Board of Contractors license for Mold Remediation makes me a badass, so be it
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:22 pm to HollyWoodCole
Also, the cause of the surface contamination could be simple condensation. The window may be leaking hot air into the home and where it meets the cold air of the interior of the house, condensation forms on the walls.
Condensation, in most cases, results in surface contamination.
Condensation, in most cases, results in surface contamination.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:22 pm to HollyWoodCole
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Bleach is mostly water.
Because the active ingredient, sodium hypochlorite, is highly toxic retard.
Bleach is an anti microbial, a cheap and effective one at that.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:22 pm to jdbtiger84
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Your concerns are correct. You never use bleach on mold. You need an antimicrobial. Plus, there is a reason why there is mold. Water is getting behind the drywall somewhere.
Bad information
Or there is moisture getting on the surface from the windows.
Walk into a house in LA that hasn't had an A/C ran all Summer and you will see tons of "surface mold" AKA mildew.
People often mistake mildew for mold.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:23 pm to HollyWoodCole
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If holding an LA State Board of Contractors license for Mold Remediation makes me a badass, so be it
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