Bubba wrote in
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On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:53:19 -0500, "observer"
wrote:

Mold schmold. toxic schmoxic. no way I'd pay that kind of money.
tear out ventilate, maybe a little clorox solution. If the walls need
sealing paint on some of that concete sealer crap and your good to go.

"hvsteve" wrote in message
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We had a furnace disaster that put four or five inches of hot water
into our basement. The place was filled with stored items. The water
was there for a day or two before being discovered. We cleaned up
and threw out a lot of wet stuff but some months have gone by and we
have a serious mold problem. We just had a specialist come in and we
agreed that he drywall has to be removed and the place cleaned up.
For a clean up,decontamination and sealing the walls we are looking
at $23,000. Does this seem out of sight?

We also realize we have to throw out most of what is left down
there. I have a large record collection and realize the cardboard
jackets,though looking fine,probably have to go. Are the vinyl
records inside also a lost cause,or can they be cleaned?


You and Rob Gray are ****in idiots. There is toxic mold and it can be
deadly. There are also rip off artists and people that do it right.
You have no idea what is at the original posters home and the degree
of clean up. $23,000 may be a rip off and it may be the greatest deal
on earth but neither you nor I have the slightest clue without being
there. Mold clean up is NOT cheap but thats why you get estimates.
Clorox and sealing paint............God what a retard.
Bubba

Bubba, please provide some scientific evidence that mold is anything
more than an annoyance to anyone other than allergy sufferers or people
with chronic asthma. Recently the National Academy of Science released
a report (http://www4.nationalacademies.org/ne...bn/0309091934?
OpenDocument) saying that the evidence was inconclusive regarding the
link between "indoor dampness or mold and the wide range of other health
complaints that have been ascribed to them." The way these mold
"remediators" push their wares, one would think that they are cleaning
up Ebola.

I am allergic to Rhizopds. Their spores make my eyes water, but for
$23000 (unless I had an enormous basement) I’d put on some goggles, seal
off the ducts, rip out the affected sheetrock, set up dehumidifiers,
HEPA filter(s), and use either a boric acid or hydrogen peroxide
solution to wipe down the exposed surfaces. Wipe off the peroxide/borax
with water; then raise the temperature to dry the treated surfaces as
quickly as possible. Keep in mind that the optimal conditions for mold
growth are 77-88 F and 70-98 percent relative humidity. Once the area
is dry, vacuum all surfaces with a good HEPA vacuum cleaner. This will
pick up spores the HEPA filter(s) missed. You can get a surface mold
test kit and a ambient spore count kit to check your work.

Anyhow, mold spores are everywhere. Mold doesn't just materialize out
of thin air. The whole point is not to create an environment that
allows spores to grow into colonies. If this happens you can get rid of
them by creating an inhospitable environment. The spores will remain.
If enough spores are present then the chances of recolonization is high.