re: Drywall mold from floods. Need help in how to mitigate.

Yes. Your friend needs to rip all that shite out ASAP. He might be able to save some of the cabinets if they are solid wood but he still needs to rip them out so he can get behind them and cut the drywall and start the drying process. Otherwise the mold will take over. If he only got 1 inch he might be able to just cut 1 foot but 2 feet is easier although slightly more expensive. I personally would do at least 2 feet just to make sure I get it all.

He may have to "rough it" for a little while but he will be okay.

Need to at least do a 2’ flood cut and remove the insulation then dry the wet studs and cabinets

So should I tell the adjustor I’m worried about cabinets?
I haven’t seen any documents from him yet but he mentioned not ripping them out.

Yeah the contractors suggest cutting 2 inches. Maybe spraying for mold then coming back with thicker base boards

We pulled baseboards next day and had two dehumidifiers and 4 fans running in 1600 sqft home.

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ucks, but unless there was some extremely weird situation he should have been fully insured.

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Maybe possible to be under insured if he has been in the house for a long time. Co worker was in that situation in '16. This is assuming flood insurance is required.

In 16’ I didn’t do any of the the mandatory things being said here. I didn’t hear of one person getting sick from mold. Central AC by itself will dry a house out. only replace what is badly water damaged. The adjuster will hook you up. Get everything dry first, buy a moister meter for $40, and 5$ thermometer with humidity. wait 2 weeks if needed to dry. hire someone to do a mold test for 300ish if I remember, no mold means you mitigated the damage appropriately, and frees you from liability. let the drywall dry out and just replace the baseboard/ and floor if needed.
very unlikely you'll have mold in an Air-conditioned house, not like power was out for days?. You can cut back of cabinets out to get to exterior insulation if needed. cut a hole to see how wet insulation is. Your insurance co. gives you money for damaged stuff and cares not if you replace it, but your mortgage co might. but the wont nessasarily check reciepts or even ask if you did, they just send another subcontracted adjuster out to see if its water damaged. Theyll never know. You could potential keep a lot of the check they write, and still repair anything needed.

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In 16’ I didn’t do any of the the mandatory things being said here. I didn’t hear of one person getting sick from mold. Central AC by itself will dry a house out.

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Nothing will dry out insulation

That shite has to come out.

Why I make sure any policy I’ve ever bought had mold coverage built in. Sucks except when you have to use it and we had to once and it made everything much easier

Maybe so, but I’d be hard pressed to expect 3 different contractors to actually show up on time within an hour of each other

Your buddy needs to get his hands on a moisture meter (pin type is best). You can't just throw a blanket scope on this. Every wall in each room needs to be checked for moisture. In the insurance world, drywall is generally replaced in 2', 4', or 8' increments. And, any wet insulation must go. If both sides of an interior wall are wet, you may be able to remove drywall on one side only and dry the other side from the back. If moisture is present in the bottom few inches of the walls, you may be able to cut holes behind the baseboards and dry it out without having to remove any drywall.

As far as the cabinets are concerned, they can also be checked with a moisture meter. At a minimum, the toe kicks need to be removed to facilitate dry out.

Really need some axial fans and dehumidifiers to ensure quick and effective drying takes place.

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I’d be hard pressed to expect 3 different contractors to actually show up on time within an hour of each other

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This. I’ve met with two contractors on different days and neither showed up on time. And it’s been a hassle just getting two scheduled!