can mold grow between the siding and walls of a house afer a flood from a hurricane how do you get rid of it?
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yes it can. You can call professionals, but they will charge you big bucks, all you have to do is, make sure that there is no more water to feed it, dry it all up, then use clorox and a rag. yes it's that easy.
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I dont know weither it can grow or not ...The best way to get rid of mold and the cheapest is regular bleach..dont let the professionals rip you off.
I dont know weither it can grow or not ...The best way to get rid of mold and the cheapest is regular bleach..dont let the professionals rip you off.
Yes. It can grow anywhere that stays moist and the temp can be somewhat cool to hot. So basements tend to be more musty and moldy in the hot summer months - as apose to the cooler winter months.
If it's up inside the sheetrock, You have to rip it all out if it is in the walls - get all new wall board. Bleach can work. Also there is special fungicide spray that can be foamed all over the surfaces too - this kills any spors that may still be around the vecinity. You can do this yourself too... So you don't have to hire a pro if you can follow the directions.
We had mold all over our basement. It was horrible and VERY difficult to get rid of. If you had flooding - you may have it infesting MANY many areas that aren't visible to your eyes... You should get to it all. this is a horrible kind of thing to deal with.
Yes, you need to completely gut your house. Mold will grow anywhere it has moisture. If you are here in New Orleans, then you really need to gut your house. When you tear out the sheetrock, make sure you also get the doorframes and window frames. A friend thought she could leave that, but then found there was mold growing on the little strips of sheetrock left there. The sheetrock has to go. The wood timbers can be cleaned with straight bleach, don't let those out-of-towner companies take you money with their fancy chemical solutions. Bleach worked in my flooded place just fine. If you've waited this long to gut your house, you will need a LOT of bleach.
Call your insurance company and tell them you have a mold problem. You are going to have to gut the house.
The problem with New Orleans is that 90+% of the city must be leveled due to the mold that is occuring. Then they have to decise where the nasty mold infested debris can be placed.