major moisture incursion in newly built 'healthy home'

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Thanks for the welcome. I understand now that I should have been more clear

about my mention of a law suit. The advice I am seeking is just people's own

input, not any kind of advice that would hold up in court or be used for

anything except informing me of their experience.

We do have three experts involved who are all on the IAQ site. Thanks for

forwarding the info though.

One thing I could still use some info on is what medical tests people might

recommend I get to form a 'baseline' before trying to move back into the house.

Any ideas? Immunosciences lab? Others?

Thanks, Chris

16b. Re: Advice on major moisture incursion in newly built 'healthy home'

Posted by: " " vbrk@... vbrk123

Date: Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:05 pm ((PST))

Hi ,

Welcome to Sickbuildings. We are always happy to help victims who need it, and

it sounds like you may need some help. Most here will shy away from giving

advice in this particular circumstance because of the fact that you have

mentioned, this may become a law suit. However, let me give some guidance.

Hopefully, it will help you find the answers you need.

I have looked at your test results and see mold is still present. Also, some

very unpleasant mold that you should not be living with. If mold is present it

would lead me to believe there is still a problem in your home. I didn't see

you mention anything about having the HVAC cleaned, duct work, appliances.

These would all be very crucial things to have cleaned by a professional

remediation company.

You also didn't mention if the company doing the cleaning are trained and

certified by any accredited organizations. This would also be very crucial, to

ensure it is properly done.

Try getting in contact w/a professional from www.iaqa.org. You can find

professionals in your area who can help you out. Most are certified, trained

and active in the industry. They can answer questions, look at what has been

done, see if it has been done properly, what other steps were maybe missed, and

how to proceed. I wouldn't start tearing out walls until I spoke w/someone who

knew exactly what they were doing. If you already have a

qualified/certified/licensed remediation company, it might help to get a second

opinion.

Good luck,

16a. Advice on major moisture incursion in newly built 'healthy home'

Posted by: " chris@... " chris@... c99sarah

Date: Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:40 pm ((PST))

Hi everyone,

I?m new to the list after having a huge moisture catastrophe with our newly

built healthy home. I have MCS and am hypersensitive to molds. We had a healthy

home built that we've lived in for 2 years.

I could use some feedback on:

1. the mold tests we?ve had done

2. testing for mycotoxins

3. advice on proceeding with more deconstruction versus starting to reconstruct

our house