Re: Mold grows into an easy excuse

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I don't think that it's appropriate to merely 'clean' a building that has

had a serious mold problem. Especially if it has flooded.

They need to remove the walls down to the studs and then REALLY clean the

studs, and then rebuild it. That usually takes more than just a month or

two.

There have been studies that have proven that reservoirs of moldy material

inside of wall cavities leaks out as microfine particles, even if they are

supposedly sealed up, its impossible to seal them completely in wooden

framed buildings.

Thats a crucial issue as it means the difference between a building being

healthy and unhealthy. Spores are too big to leak, and they often wont show

up, but the building will make people ill nonetheless.

The reference is

Airaksinen M., Kurnitski J., Pasanen P. and Seppänen O.,

Fungal spore transport through a building structure.

linked at

http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2003/isbn9512267756/