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| I am doing a rehab of a Baltimore Row-Home, and it has brick walls, and a poured concrete floor. The walls have poorly adhered paint on them, with some mold. The floors are bare concrete and in great shape.
Should I power-wash with some bleach? Should I try to get the paint off? How should I remove the mold, and make the basement look as clean and fresh as possible. |
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| No power washing!! It can destroy the brick. (See Link.) In my foolish younger days I had a Century home facade sandblasted because, well, because that's what everyone else was doing. Bad idea! Run a dehumidifier to keep the relative humidity below 50%. Don't open the basement windows in the summer. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Removing paint from old brick
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| For information on mould and its removal see Inspectapedia and the host of links, below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Mold Information Center
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