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Wed, Sep 26, 12 at 15:56
| I'm worried about my basement. We are drywalling there soon and there is black mold on the framing. I'm super nervous about getting it all since my son and I have bad mold allergies and we'll never know if mold is behind the drywall. Any suggestions? Also, our house was up without brick or a roof for many rainy months. How do I know mold didn't grow behind the tyvek? |
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- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Wed, Sep 26, 12 at 20:01
| Mold only grows in moist environments. Dry it out and it is dead. As long as you have a decent waterproofing system for your basement, it should be fine. On the other hand, mold spores aren't actually alive, and that is what most people are allergic to. However, they permeate the environment and are impossible to eliminate. The best "treatment" for them is encapsulation. Putting drywall over them and air sealing will keep them from floating around on the air currents. It's also a wise move from an energy conservation standpoint to air seal the home as a whole. |
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- Posted by threeapples (My Page) on Wed, Sep 26, 12 at 20:08
| not to be ignorant, but what do you mean "air seal" the home? how do we do that? i'm terrified that we will have mold problems down the line and even more worried that there might be mold between the tyvek and the plywood since our home was sitting with no roof or brick all spring. i'm going tomorrow to check between the tyvek and the wood. what do i do if there is mold? |
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- Posted by cbusmomof3 (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 12 at 21:06
| We hired an independent inspector to periodically inspect our build. It was well worth the money and gave us peace of mind. You can also tell your builder that you insist on having someone do an air test for mold once it's all dried out. We did that as well because we were worried just like you. |
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