Re: Is house structure related to mold growth??

[Guest guest]

How can it be single story and have a basement? I thought that meant

two-story. Basements are notorious for having mold issues. No,

single story is no better chance of having no mold problems or

previous leaks. I live in a single story house that is on a slope

and the land also holds water. Crawl spaces are bad for mold

problems also no matter what story the house might be. My airhandler,

ducts, insulation, floor joist, everything else in crawl space was

contaminated with mold and my house was bought new 12yrs before. You

can see some pics on photos under Rhonda's pics on this group. Spent

$11,000++++ cleaning the mess and replacing things not counting

medical bills.... Still recovering healthwise and finacially.... I'd

never move in another house without checking the crawlspace out and

having the airhandler and ducts looked at inside for mold and looking

for signs of previous/covered up leaks and checking the attic.

People move into houses etc. not even thinking of what is blowing in

from the airhandlers and ducts and where they are located whether

attics or crawlspaces etc.

I have seen on TV houses built with treated wood that will prevent

mold growth. Not sure if what it is treated with is safe but I'd

think better than mold. The two by fours were blue. If I ever built a

house again, I'd look into every way there was to prevent mold growth

and the safest way to have AC/Heat that can't be contaminated and I

wouldn't have a dirt crawlspace either. I've heard the encapsulation

that I have now is becoming more commonly used especially in $$$$

homes and building codes changed in humid places to have no vents in

crawlspaces. Not sure if that is so for attics too.

Rhonda

--- In , " destined.2win " <Mum4evr@...>

wrote:

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> I am looking to buy a home soon, and was wondering--are single-

story

> homes less likely to develop mold problems? I have been looking at

a

> ranch style home with a basement, >

[Guest guest]

Rhonda,

Is this a picture of after remediation, because this looks pretty good

to me:

http://tinyurl.com/ysguqt

>

> How can it be single story and have a basement? I thought that meant

> two

[Guest guest]

>

> How can it be single story and have a basement? I thought that meant

> two-story. Basements are notorious for having mold issues.

Rhonda,

Thanks for your response. In the part of the country where I live,

99.999% of homes have basements. The only homes on a slab are

manufactured homes, which I would never consider buying for several

reasons! So the best I can do in looking for a home is to choose a

home less than 10 yrs old, with a walk-out basement with lots of

windows!

Thanks again,

Destiny

[Guest guest]

Rhonda,

A home with only one story is considered a single story, whether it has a

basement/crawl.

[] Re: Is house structure related to mold growth??

Rhonda,

Is this a picture of after remediation, because this looks pretty good

to me:

http://tinyurl.com/ysguqt

>

> How can it be single story and have a basement? I thought that meant

> two

[Guest guest]

I love to go for drives and look at other peoples homes. Can't you look at a

home and say " geez, bet that one is loaded w/mold. " I see homes w/all these

beautiful trees, just looks like paradise. But, then I think how damp it must

be in there. No sunlight even gets to the home. Then I think " geez, I'd cut

those trees down first thing. " Before all this happened to us, I dream of a

country setting, w/all the trees and privacy. Now I couldn't wait to get rid of

them. Funny how our opinions change w/life experiences.

[] Re: Is house structure related to mold growth??

>

> How can it be single story and have a basement? I thought that meant

> two-story. Basements are notorious for having mold issues.

Rhonda,

Thanks for your response. In the part of the country where I live,

99.999% of homes have basements. The only homes on a slab are

manufactured homes, which I would never consider buying for several

reasons! So the best I can do in looking for a home is to choose a

home less than 10 yrs old, with a walk-out basement with lots of

windows!

Thanks again,

Destiny

[Guest guest]

Yes, that is the finished crawlspace remediation. The company said

french drains they use to use eventually clog and this is the new way

of waterproofing and I think it is great. They have a way to

waterproof the outside of the foundation also. I believe with the

super sump pump, sanidry de-humidifier/air purifier, and the

encapsulation was $5,445 and that was supposedly with a promo

discount and before was near $6200. The rest of my cost was

airhandler, ducts and the rest of the things the hvac installed and

labor and the mold remediation. Air purifiers inside and hepa vacuum

ETC. added to the $11,000.

Rhonda

>

> Rhonda,

> Is this a picture of after remediation, because this looks pretty

good

> to me:

> http://tinyurl.com/ysguqt

>

>

> ---

[Guest guest]

Destiny, same here. All homes have basements. I'm in the Ohio river

valley. We do usually not add the basement though as a floor. I have

a two story but if I counted the basement and attic which are both the

exact same size of finished house, it would be 4 story, 4k sq ft but

it is referred to as 2k sq ft and two story since they only

count 'finished' areas, fully liveable space.

--- In , " destined.2win " <Mum4evr@...>

wrote:

>

> Rhonda,

> Thanks for your response. In the part of the country where I live,

> 99.999% of homes have basements.

[Guest guest]

Basements can also be done just like my crawlspace for waterproofing.

> >

> > Rhonda,

> > Thanks for your response. In the part of the country where I live,

> > 99.999% of homes have basements.

>