Re: Exhaustion Vacuum Outdoors [now squirrels]

[Guest guest]

Jackie,

A house that has been vacant for years is bound to have all kinds of

problems, including mold and pests. I have seen lots of homes in which all

the fiberglass insulation was full of rodent droppings and the homes

smelled, so these could certainly be a problem.

Believe it or not, although squirrels (at least the gray ones we have in New

England) in my experience don't excrete indoors, though they may chew the

insulation off electrical wires and you'd better check for this! So you may

not have squirrels. Raccoons are slobs and really create a mess indoors, as

do shrews which defecate and urinate in the same place and cause incredibly

musty odors.

Using a UV light as was suggested might help to locate a source but if you

see lots of droppings or staining, insulation will have to be removed, wood

disinfected and sealed.

Try putting an exhaust fan in a window (with other windows closed) and sniff

at wall and floor and ceiling openings and see if the odor is stronger at

the opening. This might give you an idea of the location of the source.

Yes, Connie and I wrote " The Mold Survival Guide. "

C. May, M.A., CIAQP

May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

1522 Cambridge Street

Cambridge, MA 02139

617-354-1055

www.mayindoorair.com

www.myhouseiskillingme.com

Jeff....Re: Exhaustion Vacuum Outdoors...

Posted by: " sea " jackiebreeze@... seabrz29621

Date: Thu Jan 4, 2007 8:36 am ((PST))

Jeff,

Are you the same Jeff who wrote a book?? Recently my family and I

had to move due to a prowler. Our other home did not have mold but it

was the ONLY home we could find when we fled our moldy " mushroom "

home 4 years ago. But, due to the horrible neighborhood, we had to

move recently. At times, I did not know what was more toxic, the

mold in other homes or someone trying to break into my home all of

the time.

Well, to make a long story short, we looked and looked for a new home

in a good neighborhood. We found nothing but moldy homes! I could

not believe all of the sick homes. FINIALLY, a woman called who we

had applied for a small apt. She said she would not rent us the apt

but she had a log cabin. It was teh kind of log cabin that was built

in the old days, like 100 years ago but was up-dated in the 80's.

Most of the rooms are new, the living room is the only old place. We

looked at it, basement was dry, home had been closed up for 10 years

so there was much airing and cleaning to get it fresh again. later, I

started smelling a urine smell. At first I thought it was dogs

urinating on my bushes outside of the house. I cleaned and cleaned

those steps but the smell was still there. I had ran myself down

during the move through packing and un packing and with so much dust

flying around, I fell very ill. I even lost hearing in one ear as of

late. Well, I went to the library and got 3 books, one was wriiten by

a Mays guy and his wife..is this you??? I still have the books, I

had to renew them. They are very interesting but I have not found

the problem I have as of late in the books...the urine smell. At

first I thought this was mold but could not find the mold in the

attic or basement. I recently found out what it is. There is a

squirrel in my attic and he is peeing every where. I know you all may

be laughing right now but this urine smell is making me sick. How do

I get rid of the sqirrel and the urine smell??? Thanks so much! I am

enjoying your book, if this is your book. I had to take a break

because when I got so ill, I was out of it. I am almost finished

anyway, have about 2 more chapters.

If you or anyone has an answer to this squirrel problem, please write

me.

One guy at the hard ware store said I needed to get several people to

chase him out and kill him with a bb gun. I don't have several

people to chase him. Not only does he need to vacate, I need to find

out how to clean up his mess.

Thanks so much in advance!

Jackie

[Guest guest]

WOW!!! This is so cool!! A REAL author of a great book

answered my post!! This is too cool!

What isn't great, is what I am hearing about the

varmint! I am getting sick just thinking about what

all could be in that massive insulation! What is so

bad, the owners remodeled this place and never lived

here..it was suppose to be like a vacation home but I

don't think they even spent nights here. The

insulation looks so new but there are places where it

looks too poofy like something made a home. I noticed

water stains that appeared on my ceiling when there

was no rain. I finally figured it was a squirrel

after the owner could not find a leak. I know it is

pee now because it smells like pee! This is so gross!

What is worse, pee or mold??? I guess it is time to

put my husband up in the attic to get this critter

out!

Thanks so much for this info.

Jackie

PS

What should we use to clean/disinfect the urine??

--- Jeff May <jeff@...> wrote:

> Jackie,

>

> A house that has been vacant for years is bound to

> have all kinds of

> problems, including mold and pests. I have seen lots

> of homes in which all

> the fiberglass insulation was full of rodent

> droppings and the homes

> smelled, so these could certainly be a problem.

>

> Believe it or not, although squirrels (at least the

> gray ones we have in New

> England) in my experience don't excrete indoors,

> though they may chew the

> insulation off electrical wires and you'd better

> check for this! So you may

> not have squirrels. Raccoons are slobs and really

> create a mess indoors, as

> do shrews which defecate and urinate in the same

> place and cause incredibly

> musty odors.

>

> Using a UV light as was suggested might help to

> locate a source but if you

> see lots of droppings or staining, insulation will

> have to be removed, wood

> disinfected and sealed.

>

> Try putting an exhaust fan in a window (with other

> windows closed) and sniff

> at wall and floor and ceiling openings and see if

> the odor is stronger at

> the opening. This might give you an idea of the

> location of the source.

>

> Yes, Connie and I wrote " The Mold Survival Guide. "

>

> C. May, M.A., CIAQP

> May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

> 1522 Cambridge Street

> Cambridge, MA 02139

> 617-354-1055

> www.mayindoorair.com

> www.myhouseiskillingme.com

>

> Jeff....Re: Exhaustion Vacuum Outdoors...

> Posted by: " sea " jackiebreeze@...

> seabrz29621

> Date: Thu Jan 4, 2007 8:36 am ((PST))

>

> Jeff,

> Are you the same Jeff who wrote a book?? Recently

> my family and I

> had to move due to a prowler. Our other home did not

> have mold but it

> was the ONLY home we could find when we fled our

> moldy " mushroom "

> home 4 years ago. But, due to the horrible

> neighborhood, we had to

> move recently. At times, I did not know what was

> more toxic, the

> mold in other homes or someone trying to break into

> my home all of

> the time.

> Well, to make a long story short, we looked and

> looked for a new home

> in a good neighborhood. We found nothing but moldy

> homes! I could

> not believe all of the sick homes. FINIALLY, a

> woman called who we

> had applied for a small apt. She said she would not

> rent us the apt

> but she had a log cabin. It was teh kind of log

> cabin that was built

> in the old days, like 100 years ago but was up-dated

> in the 80's.

> Most of the rooms are new, the living room is the

> only old place. We

> looked at it, basement was dry, home had been closed

> up for 10 years

> so there was much airing and cleaning to get it

> fresh again. later, I

> started smelling a urine smell. At first I thought

> it was dogs

> urinating on my bushes outside of the house. I

> cleaned and cleaned

> those steps but the smell was still there. I had

> ran myself down

> during the move through packing and un packing and

> with so much dust

> flying around, I fell very ill. I even lost hearing

> in one ear as of

> late. Well, I went to the library and got 3 books,

> one was wriiten by

> a Mays guy and his wife..is this you??? I still

> have the books, I

> had to renew them. They are very interesting but I

> have not found

> the problem I have as of late in the books...the

> urine smell. At

> first I thought this was mold but could not find the

> mold in the

> attic or basement. I recently found out what it is.

> There is a

> squirrel in my attic and he is peeing every where. I

> know you all may

> be laughing right now but this urine smell is making

> me sick. How do

> I get rid of the sqirrel and the urine smell???

> Thanks so much! I am

> enjoying your book, if this is your book. I had to

> take a break

> because when I got so ill, I was out of it. I am

> almost finished

> anyway, have about 2 more chapters.

> If you or anyone has an answer to this squirrel

> problem, please write

> me.

> One guy at the hard ware store said I needed to get

> several people to

> chase him out and kill him with a bb gun. I don't

> have several

> people to chase him. Not only does he need to

> vacate, I need to find

> out how to clean up his mess.

> Thanks so much in advance!

> Jackie

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Jackie,

Yes, this is very cool and it's a real pleasure and privilege to

have someone like Jeff and all his knowledge on this board answering

to members like yourself. Sorry Jeff I had to, don't mean to make

you blush... (grin)

Thanks for being a big part of this board.

KC

>

> > Jackie,

> >

> > A house that has been vacant for years is bound to

> > have all kinds of

> > problems, including mold and pests. I have seen lots

> > of homes in which all

> > the fiberglass insulation was full of rodent

> > droppings and the homes

> > smelled, so these could certainly be a problem.

> >

> > Believe it or not, although squirrels (at least the

> > gray ones we have in New

> > England) in my experience don't excrete indoors,

> > though they may chew the

> > insulation off electrical wires and you'd better

> > check for this! So you may

> > not have squirrels. Raccoons are slobs and really

> > create a mess indoors, as

> > do shrews which defecate and urinate in the same

> > place and cause incredibly

> > musty odors.

> >

> > Using a UV light as was suggested might help to

> > locate a source but if you

> > see lots of droppings or staining, insulation will

> > have to be removed, wood

> > disinfected and sealed.

> >

> > Try putting an exhaust fan in a window (with other

> > windows closed) and sniff

> > at wall and floor and ceiling openings and see if

> > the odor is stronger at

> > the opening. This might give you an idea of the

> > location of the source.

> >

> > Yes, Connie and I wrote " The Mold Survival Guide. "

> >

> > C. May, M.A., CIAQP

> > May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

> > 1522 Cambridge Street

> > Cambridge, MA 02139

> > 617-354-1055

> > www.mayindoorair.com

> > www.myhouseiskillingme.com

> >

> > Jeff....Re: Exhaustion Vacuum Outdoors...

> > Posted by: " sea " jackiebreeze@...

> > seabrz29621

> > Date: Thu Jan 4, 2007 8:36 am ((PST))

> >

> > Jeff,

> > Are you the same Jeff who wrote a book?? Recently

> > my family and I

> > had to move due to a prowler. Our other home did not

> > have mold but it

> > was the ONLY home we could find when we fled our

> > moldy " mushroom "

> > home 4 years ago. But, due to the horrible

> > neighborhood, we had to

> > move recently. At times, I did not know what was

> > more toxic, the

> > mold in other homes or someone trying to break into

> > my home all of

> > the time.

> > Well, to make a long story short, we looked and

> > looked for a new home

> > in a good neighborhood. We found nothing but moldy

> > homes! I could

> > not believe all of the sick homes. FINIALLY, a

> > woman called who we

> > had applied for a small apt. She said she would not

> > rent us the apt

> > but she had a log cabin. It was teh kind of log

> > cabin that was built

> > in the old days, like 100 years ago but was up-dated

> > in the 80's.

> > Most of the rooms are new, the living room is the

> > only old place. We

> > looked at it, basement was dry, home had been closed

> > up for 10 years

> > so there was much airing and cleaning to get it

> > fresh again. later, I

> > started smelling a urine smell. At first I thought

> > it was dogs

> > urinating on my bushes outside of the house. I

> > cleaned and cleaned

> > those steps but the smell was still there. I had

> > ran myself down

> > during the move through packing and un packing and

> > with so much dust

> > flying around, I fell very ill. I even lost hearing

> > in one ear as of

> > late. Well, I went to the library and got 3 books,

> > one was wriiten by

> > a Mays guy and his wife..is this you??? I still

> > have the books, I

> > had to renew them. They are very interesting but I

> > have not found

> > the problem I have as of late in the books...the

> > urine smell. At

> > first I thought this was mold but could not find the

> > mold in the

> > attic or basement. I recently found out what it is.

> > There is a

> > squirrel in my attic and he is peeing every where. I

> > know you all may

> > be laughing right now but this urine smell is making

> > me sick. How do

> > I get rid of the sqirrel and the urine smell???

> > Thanks so much! I am

> > enjoying your book, if this is your book. I had to

> > take a break

> > because when I got so ill, I was out of it. I am

> > almost finished

> > anyway, have about 2 more chapters.

> > If you or anyone has an answer to this squirrel

> > problem, please write

> > me.

> > One guy at the hard ware store said I needed to get

> > several people to

> > chase him out and kill him with a bb gun. I don't

> > have several

> > people to chase him. Not only does he need to

> > vacate, I need to find

> > out how to clean up his mess.

> > Thanks so much in advance!

> > Jackie

> >

> >

> >

>

>

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