On Jan 22, 8:47*am, mcp6453 wrote:
On 1/22/2010 8:20 AM, dadiOH wrote:





mcp6453 wrote:
There was a small leak over a long period of time under my kitchen
sink. This past weekend, I went under the house for other reasons.
Out of curiosity, I looked at the floor underneath the sink. It is
all black from the leak. Presumably the black discoloration is mold
or mildew. The leak has been fixed. We sprayed bleach in all of the
areas we could reach to kill any mold.

The kitchen cabinet floors are not removable, as best as I can tell.
Is there an alternative to removing the cabinet and replacing the
subfloor? I'd have to hire someone to do it as that's beyond my
limited skill set.

Why do you want to replace the subfloor? *Because it was black? *Don't
bother.

Because I want to be able to sell the house? Seriously, is it sufficient to just
kill the mold/mildew and move on? Under no circumstances do I want a health
hazard for my family or for a subsequent owner of the house, nor do I want to
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"Because I want to be able to sell the house?"

There was just an article about this very subject in the Home section
of my local paper.

The suggestion for "black spots on the roof rafters after the mold had
been bleached" was to document the steps taken to remediate the mold,
have the attic inspected by a mold remediation company and save the
documents for any perspective buyers to review.

However, even if you gave this documentation to me, I'd still have my
own inspector "certify" the absense of mold.

If you decide to go the inspection route at this time, it would
probably more for *your* piece of mind than any perspective buyer's.