These days with all the flooding around I would imagine this topic has come up before. We’ve experienced a fire and are now dealing with some minor flooding in an attached room. After removing sections of the panaling and sheetrock underneath, I found some very minor evidence of mold. I’ve been told that a diluted bleach mixture is sufficient to subdue any mold spores. One wall that is adjacent to the area damaged by the fire has a crawl space and the dampness on that wall has shown more mold than in other areas. Is there any other method or solution that would be more effective on that wall.
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A slightly better approach is to use some sort of anti-fungal treatment -- bleach will kill the current fungus but not prevent further growth (from spores that drift in from untreated areas).
(But bear in mind that many anti-fungals are very bad if you get them in your eyes, so wear goggles, read labels carefully and never use a sprayer for anything with a warning about severe eye damage.)
Most important, though, is to make sure everything is completely dry.
The company we use for abatement reccommends a product called Shockwave.
I just googled shockwave and found it's best to google "shockwave mold treatment"
I looked into
the shockwave website and believe it may be what I'm looking for. Another website states that the bleach solution won't adequately deal with the mold that grows on wood. I also agree that the EPA website doesn't offer much help. Has anyone had any experience with 'Shockwave' ?
Check out the information at this link
http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldcleanup.html
That provided amazingly little information.