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Next week I need to R&R the interior walls in a portable school building that leaked in the past and, although now dry, has old mold spores etc inside the walls. Anybody know about specifics on chemical treatments, anti-mildew paints or other cover products,plastic barriers or anything else appropriate to this problem. I’ll tear out everything I can, but we are talking pretty short turn around,and not enough $ for total rebuild so everything that is structurally sound probably should stay. So how about it mold specialists, I need your expertise – and thanks!
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Hi sydney kennedy.
If the mold is blueish in color, it is the same mold that was around the nail I stepped on in 8/98. Nobody knew much about treating me then, and I suffered because of it.
You can read my posts about bleach antidotes in the archives, where I attacked that mold with such fervor that I forgot about wearing gloves and made myself sick from the high-bleach solution I was using. It took lots of oatmeal baths to recover from that, I gotta tell you!
I did notice that the bleach "blew the doors off" that blueish mold. Try some on your situation.
But, remember, follow the directions on the bleach bottle, or call their 800 number. Please be careful.
Hope this helps.
*Carefull when using bleach!It's considered a hazardous material. It gets absorbed quickly through your skin and then your liver. It can make you really sick in high concentrations. A friend of mine took a HAZ MAT course in the reserves. Try not to get in on your skin.Gaby
*This is a very hot topic and Journal of Light Construction just had an article about it (Dec 99 issue).Some forms of mold can be quite nasty and TOXIC. Reactions can be DEATH (pulmonary hemorrhage). Other forms may not kill you but will affect your health ranging from asthma to painful sinus infections.A particular toxic mold, stachybotrys, occurs often on wet building materials. Not only does it grow on wet sheetrock and wet wood but it grows INSIDE home airducts (on dust and lint). Chronic roof leaks and damp basements and crawlspaces is a real threat to your health. Remediation at a minimum is spraying the area with a bleach/water mixture before removal of the materials. Wear rubber gloves and use an OSHA-type respirator, not just a dust mask. Large areas may best be handled by professional abatement companies. Visit this site about airduct cleaning http://www.epa.gov/iedweb00/pubs/airduct.htmlBlack Mold Links:http://www.scisoc.org/feature/stachybotrys/http://gcrc.meds.cwru.edu/stachy/default.htmhttp://www.montana.edu/wwwcxair/http://www.epa.gov/iaq/homes.htmlHTH,Phil
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Next week I need to R&R the interior walls in a portable school building that leaked in the past and, although now dry, has old mold spores etc inside the walls. Anybody know about specifics on chemical treatments, anti-mildew paints or other cover products,plastic barriers or anything else appropriate to this problem. I'll tear out everything I can, but we are talking pretty short turn around,and not enough $ for total rebuild so everything that is structurally sound probably should stay. So how about it mold specialists, I need your expertise - and thanks!