Mold Remediation Cautions

bri777

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.Sort through your clothes. While you reinvent your clothes, you may just as well clean up a bit. Throw everything that doesn't fit you into a bag and set it aside to donate to your local charity.
2.Look at what you have. Sort everything into neat piles of skirts, shirts, pants, etc. Look at each pile separately.
3.Take old skirts that are long and cut them carefully with a scissor to make a shorter skirt for the summer. If you want to be creative, you can even add decals or fringe to make a skirt look special. Do this for each pile of clothes.
4.Go shopping! Visit some retail stores or bargain stores, and find some new clothes to add to your wardrobe. Spend as little as possible. Buy some new shirts, skirts, pants, etc.
5.Try getting things altered or tailored. Fit can make clothes look a lot better.
6.Look at your shoes. If need be, sew sequins and rhinestones into a spare pair of flip flops for the summer to give it a pretty look.
7.Enjoy a clean and new, funky wardrobe.




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this mold remediation was the same as the big asbestos scare. The government blew it out of proportion and small companies jumped in to save everyone and meanwhile make a pretty penny. It was blown way out of proportion then the undereducated people all had a cow and wanted to sue. it is insane. Then after that it was formaldehyde and the katrina trailers. clean your house you won't have mold

Mold is pretty damn serious and I've dealt with it. Much of it is from using drywall, (esp below grade), which is relatively new as a construction material. Cleanliness has little to do with it. Condensation gets behind walls and mold grows on the paper on the backside of the drywall. It also grows under bathroom sinks in areas that you won't see and in basements. When it's in your basement it spreads throughout the house. It also grows on dust in forced air heating systems during summers and then gets blown around when the heat comes on. It grows in carpets and simple vacuum cleaning isn't going to get rid of it.

Today's homes are far more air tight than those 50 years ago and this both enhances the environment for mold to grow in and keeps it in the house. The way to deal with it is to use the newer paperless drywall and to make sure any latex based paint has a mold inhibitor in it. Another method is to heat the entire house to about 120 degrees, which is enough to kill the mold spores but not enough to damage the interior of the house. Those ionic cleaners do wonders for people who are sensitive.

It's not a new problem, but it's a much more common problem now. My mother had a friend die of mold toxins some 40 years ago when she was still in her 20's.
 

zoomzx11

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Anyone know how well those mildewcide powders that you add to paint will work in the DR? Next house paint job I want to try them and wonder if I need to import some or just buy it in PP. Getting tired of re-painting the house every few years when the roof turns black. The kind I have seen are little packets of powder that you mix into the paint.
 
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The mold inhibitors work, but they don't work over existing mold. You have to encapsulate the old paint/mold with this stuff which may not be available in the DR--maybe KILZ would work between the old and new paint. A gallon goes a long ways but you need good ventilation. When I buy name brand paints at Home Depot/Lowes, they already have the mold inhibitor in them. You can also treat mold by using a halogen work lamp on the moldy areas for a few hours since it produces UV light which will kill the mold.

I got a gallon of this stuff a while back for about $30 at a Home Depot. Works great, no odor and the coverage is something like 800 sq ft. It can also be put into a fogger and then you can treat whole rooms



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Also if you use a non-latex paint the mold can't grow on the paint itself. It can grow on dirt that sticks to the paint though. Borax works well for removing surface mold. A heat gun also kills mold but be careful not to strip the paint. Even a hair dryer will work, but they tend to overheat and shut down.
 

dv8

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i know i do not have a problem with walls and the building. it's just clothes. and the mattress in the guest bedroom. we will have it stripped and redone...
 

Criss Colon

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Do they sell that "Mold Control" in "purse size"???????
I'll get some for my "Friends"!!!
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"dv", get cleaner "Guests"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cheeky::cheeky::cheeky:
 

dv8

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oh, cccccc, you do not know, you do not even know. our last guest... my oh my... :(
 

dv8

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unfortunately, it was an american :)
is it normal for americans to take off dirty socks and throw them under the dining table?
 

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If you have a existing mold problem (one that keeps bleeding through new paint jobs) I found this to work well. After a thorough cleaning prime the moldy areas with silver paint before applying what ever paint you are planning to use. . From what I was told, there is something in the silver tint that either blocks or kills the mold. I have tried this and it has worked for me.
 

Criss Colon

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"dv", I always throw ALL my dirty under ware under the dining room table!
Especially since my mother-in-law asked me to not throw them on top of the table, at least not during dinner!
Sure the guy wasn't a "Polish/American"??????????????????
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