Funny Story for you

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To cheer you up, I may have seen the funniest thing in my life today. I was in

an office and they had maintenance workers repairing duct work or something

above the drop ceiling. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the worker come

crashing through the ceiling and landed on top of the ladder, then the ladder

tipped over and the guy hit the floor. At first everyone was in shock, but when

we realized the guy was fine and that he was actually laughing, a few of us

could barely hold back our laughter. One person was holding it in and starting

tearing up.....it was like something from " America's Funniest Home Videos " .

Murtaugh <johnjmurtaughtoxicmold@...> wrote:Rosie, whatever you do,

do not try to clean it yourself. If you do have the toxic strain stachybotrys

present, you cannot kill it....not even with bleach. You must contain it and

remove the wall. That is why remediators remove the walls (in addition to

wearing biohazard suits). All you will do to the toxic strain by trying to

clean it is 'kick-up' the spores and further spread the growth. The only answer

is remediation. I know it is expensive, but your health is worth it. I have

been sick for a over a year and a half and have met people who have been ill

much longer.

Get a tester/remediator as soon as possible and hopefully it can be contained.

I hope this helps.

Healthier4all <Healthier4All@...> wrote:

Sunday night we had a very severe storm (tornado couple of blocks from our

home) and water was dripping from the ceiling of my front entry. This was

around midnight. I opened part of the sheetrock to allow the water to flow

out and detected mold odor. Put on my mask and protective gear and removed

more of the sheetrock. The hall is our entry by the front door,the roof

line is continuous from the front porch which slopes upward to the bottom of

the second floor which is a bedroom. Looking with a flashlight up the

opened sheetrock I saw wet insulation and wet and black wood studs (which

means to me this has been a slow leak for some time).

Took a huge trash bag, pulled the insulation I could reach and put it into

the bag, washed down the wood with soap and water (what I could reach) and

then sprayed after the rain stopped with vinegar and peroxide. However,

about 6 feet further up and more I can see black on the wood plus a moldy

smell. My dehumidifier is running full time, have a portable UV light which

I set up on a tall ladder by the opening and have two floor fans running

with media and charcoal filter material on them. I'm concerned of course

from what I know that this could be very dangerous.

Yesterday was Memorial Day, no contractor answered phone. I climbed up on

the roof and couldn't visually see obvious damage that would cause this

leak.

Hubby was given a referral by some employees in his company of a contractor

that is suppose to come today or tomorrow to inspect. I spoke with him on

the phone, explained my concerns and physical issues and he didn't seem that

concerned really.

Financially this will cost a lot of money. We cannot turn this claim in to

homeowners. We just signed a new policy, has $2,000 deductible and being

Texas if we have a water/mold claim we'll either be dropped or rates

increased and then tied into the insurance company for another 4 years. So

all this will have to be at our expense.

Questions for immediate advise and also for the repairs. First, what can I

do right now to protect myself and the home from further contamination?

Repair. Since I saw black discoloration on the wood going up to the second

floor, I think the entire sheetrock ceiling needs to be removed, all the

insulation taken out, all the wood taken out and replaced. What about a

product (non-toxic to me) to spray into that area and under the second story

floor area to kill any mold spores? And while they are doing all this I

think they need to isolate the area by putting plastic sheets on both side

of the hallway to reduce contamination to the rest of the house. They can

have access to the area by the front door.

Any suggestions and advise would be very appreciated. Without mask I'm

reacting in the hallway. Chest tightness and pain, hoarseness, burning eyes

and dizziness.

Thanks,

Rosie

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