RE: Spam: Re: Tearing down house - Need advice please

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Thank you Chris. I just had a LONG conversation with the demo people and they

are right in line with you. Not too much water, but need to keep the dust down.

They understand the environmental risk to the neighbors, and I don't want to

harm their property.

If you can believe this. FLORIDA HAS NO STANDARDS OR SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS for

this type of project.

The most humid place in the country, no standards.

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> Subject: RE: Spam: Re: Tearing down house - Need advice please

> To: iequality

> Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 9:08 AM

> semco_semco_semco,

>

>

>

> Burning the house down wouldn't produce a LOT of toxic

> (black) smoke?

> Just trying to get you to think about things a little

> bit...

>

>

>

> If you are going to use wet demo, a fire hose is ideal (a

> garden hose

> wouldn't flow enough water). A wide-pattern spray

> ( " fog stream " ) is

> useful for knocking down clouds of dust. Change to a

> focused pattern

> (narrow stream) to get sufficient water penetration to

> thoroughly wet

> surfaces so that dust isn't generated. Regardless the

> water stream

> pattern, the wetting will be even more effective if the

> fire department

> uses foam, but they probably aren't willing to give

> that away on this

> type project. Keep in mind that the local fire department

> will likely be

> a lot less willing to help if you wait until it is real

> cold before

> you're ready to start squirting water all around.

>

>

>

> Higher cost of living (including fuel) affects governments

> just like

> businesses and private individuals. The " mold

> line " in your county could

> well be a victim of budget cuts. There are always more

> services that

> could be offered than there is money available.

>

>

>

> Curtis Redington, RS

>

> Environmental Quality Specialist

>

> City of Wichita Dept. of Environmental Health

>

> Wichita, KS

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> From: iequality

> [mailto:iequality ] On

> Behalf Of semco_semco_semco

> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:34 PM

> To: iequality

> Subject: Spam: Re: Tearing down house - Need

> advice please

>

>

>

> I like burning down the house. Called the fire department

> and they don't

> do that anymore.

>

> House was built in 1994, so there is no danger of anything

> except a LOT

> of toxic mold.

>

> I am standing across the street, but understand what you

> mean by mist. I

> have to use a

> fire hose, there is no water at the house.

>

> I CAN'T WAIT TO TEAR IT DOWN! That house was the

> biggest nightmare of my

> life!

>

> Thanks everyone for your advice. Funny thing to mention,

> the county

> where I live now has

> a " mold line " , but when you call it, you get a

> recording that says,

> " This line is not taking

> calls at this time! "

>

>

> >

> > semco_semco_semco,

> >

> >

> >

> > We live on a moldy planet - mold is supposed to be

> outdoors, including

> > in the soil. Just think about what goes on in a

> compost pile. You will

> > quite likely violate federal, state, and/or local

> regulations if you

> > " treat " the ground with something to

> kill/suppress mold.

> >

> >

> >

> > Water helps to reduce the clouds of dust normal with

> any demolition.

> > Water also adds to the weight of the debris, though.

> Weight would be a

> > factor in loading/hauling the debris as well as

> possible disposal

> costs.

> > Even with a water spray, there will still be some

> dust, so you might

> > want to consider wearing at least an N-95 particle

> mask. If you use a

> > half face respirator, make sure it has HEPA filter

> cartridges (magenta

> > color code) not the standard paint vapor/VOC filter

> cartridges (black

> > color code) common at home improvement stores.

> >

> >

> >

> > If the house was built before the late 1970's, you

> may want to have it

> > inspected for asbestos (and lead-based paint) before

> knocking it down.

> > Spreading asbestos or lead contamination around on

> your lot (or the

> > neighbor's) would be a problem well worth

> avoiding.

> >

> >

> >

> > Curtis Redington, RS

> >

> > Environmental Quality Specialist

> >

> > City of Wichita Dept. of Environmental Health

> >

> > Wichita, Kansas

> >

> >

> >

> > From: iequality

> <mailto:iequality%40yahoogroups.com>

> [mailto:iequality

> <mailto:iequality%40yahoogroups.com> ]

> On

> > Behalf Of semco_semco_semco

> > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 10:21 PM

> > To: iequality

> <mailto:iequality%40yahoogroups.com>

> > Subject: Tearing down house - Need advice

> please

> >

> >

> >

> > I am tearing down my contaminated house. It is my

> understanding that

> > mold is now growing

> > on walls and most furniture. (I have not been in the

> house for some

> > time).

> >

> > In the state I live in, there are no enviornmental

> standards regarding

> > taking the house down.

> > It was suggested that I water the house down during

> the process not to

> > spread mold spores

> > thought out the neighborhood. (Makes sense). So the

> fire department is

> > willing to help.

> >

> > This is my problem. There were so many types of mold

> found in my house

> > and so much, I

> > am worried about the water and spores soaking into the

> ground.

> >

> > I am planning on rebuilding on the same lot.

> >

> > What can I do to treat the ground? I know there will

> be a large

> > concentration of various

> > molds soaking into the ground.

> >

> > Any advice on who to call, what kind of company,

> chemicals, anything

> to

> > insure I am not

> > going to rebuild on contaminated ground and have the

> same problem

> again?

> >

> > Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

> >