"cherie9g" u34288@uwe wrote in message news:7253f161224a4@uwe...
Hello everyone,

I am looking for some assistance. I have considered purchasing a home
that
is worth $190,000 for $126,500 and the reason that it is not selling is
because the house was foreclosed and throughout the fall/winter period,
the
sub-pump broke and the basement flooded, leaving alot of moisture in a
house
that was locked up.

There is now tiny mold spots all throughout the house, some a light
reddish
brown, others are more green, smaller spots, not too many clumped up or
dark
brown/black. I was wondering if I could remove this mold with a bleach
formula and then use Killz and be fine....I am going to do an inspection,
but
I am finding that many inspectors can only tell you that there is a mold
problem and not if it is a health hazard (which I wish someone would just
same, it is black mold RUN!). I have also found that many mold websites
are
suggesting not to hire a mold specialist to come take a look because all
they
will do is tell you that it is mold. My main concern is if it is in the
wall
itself or just surface mold. If I could receive opinions on what I should
do
in this case please let me know.

This is what I was considering:
(1) remove all the carpet
(2) bleach the walls
(3) apply killz
(4) lay down new flooring

purchase a dehumidifier and air purifier. Instead of hiring a company to
take out all the old drywall and put up new drywall which would cost be
$5,
000. The house was built in 1986 and is structurally in pretty good
shape,
it is also in a very nice subdivision where all other homes sell for
around
$200,000. Please offer some thoughts on this or any experiences that any
of
you have faced.

Thank you,

Cherie

Are you sure that only the basement flooded? If there's mold everywhere, it
sounds like a bigger problem. Could be you'd have to tear out the drywall
and paint every stud and joist with kilz. They had to do that to a house on
one of those "flipping" shows, and it added something like $20,000 to the
remodeling cost for a 1,000 sq. ft. house for the demolition, dumpsters,
kilz spray, new drywall, trim, etc. If it was wet enough to cause that much
mold, there might be electric issues as well. What about the heating system?
I'd be VERY careful about this one.