ransley wrote:


There are tons of crooks in that business, mold is everywhere but only
thrives in damp. You have mold from dampness or excessive humidity of
over maybe 75%, you probably have some leaks to close up. Plain
laundry bleach kills mold and can be used in a garden sprayer to get
large areas. You must have some leaks you need to address first

I live in humid North Carolina where we don't have basements, just
crawlspaces. I had a moisture problem caused by humid air entering
throught the vents in the crawlspace and condensing on the cold A/C
ducts. Mold was growing out around the electrical cover plates in the
house. A mold remediation company wanted $20k to fix, including
gutting the upstairs to the studs and replacing the drywall.

I had a crew of day laborers come in, close up the vents, spray the
underside of the house with bleach, and no more mold. Cost a couple of
hundred bucks. I also installed a couple of dehumidifers down there,
but once the initial moisture was gone I never turned them on again.