Update on Yippie's Mold Ridden Home - Sad but worth reading

[yippie]

Yippie,

To hell with the builder....what are you planning on doing next?



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I don't know yet.

Bless your heart, Yippie! That really is hilarious

somethow I am missing the humor in this. Clue me in please.

 

[SHELLY]

somethow I am missing the humor in this. Clue me in please.

Diane was alluding to your story about the weed eater.

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[yippie]

Diane was alluding to your story about the weed eater.

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Oh, Sorry. I guess I am a bit touchy lately. I apologize.

 

[4robbins]

What kind of testing do they do for mold during a home inspection?

 

[waterst1]

Yippie my sister is going through the same thing with her house in Michigan. She has been sick for 3 years ever since she bought the house. I think she bought one of those air cleaning machines from Sharper Image and put it in her bedroom just to improve the air while she sleeps and that helped, but those machines are expensive. The mold in her house is airborne. When she bought the house, the inspector didn't find anything of course. I have been trying to find out if there is some kind of equipment (that is affordable) that measures airborne mold on a daily basis so she can keep a watch on whatever it is that is happening.

 

[Smiling JOe]

What kind of testing do they do for mold during a home inspection?

It is a separate inspection, and you want a certified mold inspector to conduct it. They take air samples at different locations inside the house, as well as outside the house. The outside samples give them a base. Send off the samples to a lab, and results are returned. FYI - most every house has mold, but in varying degrees. Sounds like Yippie has it bad. A good home inspector should be able to detect signs of mold, to determine if an actual mold test is needed, but remember the word, "good." The inspector I most often use, is also a mold inspector.

 

[scooterbug44]

Yippie my sister is going through the same thing with her house in Michigan. She has been sick for 3 years ever since she bought the house. I think she bought one of those air cleaning machines from Sharper Image and put it in her bedroom just to improve the air while she sleeps and that helped, but those machines are expensive. The mold in her house is airborne. When she bought the house, the inspector didn't find anything of course. I have been trying to find out if there is some kind of equipment (that is affordable) that measures airborne mold on a daily basis so she can keep a watch on whatever it is that is happening.

Has she looked into getting her heating/cooling ducts cleaned? It's a good hiding place for mold if it is airborne.

 

[seaside2]

Mold is everywhere, just to varying degrees. It nees the right temperature, right moisture and right amount of light (or lack thereof) to flourish. AC ducts are a popular place, around leaking or sweating pipes in walls, inside wall cavities where the inside humidity level differs significantly from the ouside humidity level, etc.

SJ is spot on with regard to a certified mold inspector. The person has to know what they are doing and ensure that the samples are acquired, handled and tested properly.

A home without a proper exterior vapor barrier can be a real problem, but based on my understanding, reading and some firsthand knowledge, the most virulent cases involve a water leak of some type (Pipe, roof, windows, etc) where there is a more constant source of water to sustain mold.

 

[yippie]

What kind of testing do they do for mold during a home inspection?

There are various ways. One being the air sampling, another by drilling hold in the wall and sucking air out of them, (Not affective way because you only ge the air from that is trapped between tow studs. Sometimes where you can see the mold they conduct swab test and other times they want to cut out pieces affected areas.

It is a separate inspection, and you want a certified mold inspector to conduct it.

There is no such thing as a certified mold instectors in Florida. You are a carpet cleaning one day and the next you are a mold expert. They attend a weekend class.

Yippie my sister is going through the same thing with her house in Michigan. She has been sick for 3 years ever since she bought the house. I think she bought one of those air cleaning machines from Sharper Image and put it in her bedroom just to improve the air while she sleeps and that helped, but those machines are expensive. The mold in her house is airborne. When she bought the house, the inspector didn't find anything of course. I have been trying to find out if there is some kind of equipment (that is affordable) that measures airborne mold on a daily basis so she can keep a watch on whatever it is that is happening.

Tell her to get out and leave everything behind. Those air filters don't work, trust me

Has she looked into getting her heating/cooling ducts cleaned? It's a good hiding place for mold if it is airborne.

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Yes, we replaced the entire HVAC system, ducts are all.

A home without a proper exterior vapor barrier can be a real problem, but based on my understanding, reading and some firsthand knowledge, the most virulent cases involve a water leak of some type (Pipe, roof, windows, etc) where there is a more constant source of water to sustain mold.

There were no leaks until the walls that were built out of the OSB type product, with no moisture barrier rotted on the second floor.

I am not talking about a little mold, I am talking about a house that needs to be torn down.


Here is what the AC looked like-

http://destindir.com/abrahamresidencce8-30air.pdf

That was only part of the 200,000 trying to fix the house.

 

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