A New Home Does Not Mean It Is Mold Free

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A New Home Does Not Mean It Is Mold Free

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Wednesday, 25 July 2007

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Say that you are having a new home built for you. Imagine your

surprise when you discover after it is done that it is infested with

mold! What a nightmare that would be!

Most people do not think about the possibility of mold actually

being built into their homes when the contractor is in the process

of building it. How can this happen?

Sometimes building materials that have mold on them are used in the

houses construction and the contractor and/or his supervisors do not

assess the quality of the materials before using them.

The best thing you can do to prevent mold from being built into your

new home are to inspect the building materials and test them

yourself.

Sometimes the materials bought to build your home with are stored

outside directly on the ground and in cases where it rains on them

and the humidity is high, mold can and will begin to grow on these

items, depending on how long they are left there.

Both building materials and the entire home itself should be covered

with plastic sheeting at the end of each day to make sure the part

of the home that is already completed and the materials it is being

built with are safe from rain.

Until the walls and roof of the house are installed and are

completely able to keep out rain and other kinds of precipitation,

it should be covered each and every day of the construction.

The home sometimes is not tested for mold growth as it should and

when it should be, which is during the homes construction and after

it is finished.

Although some people choose to do mold testing during and after

their new homes construction on their own (as they should), it is

the job of the contractor to make sure the integrity of the

structure is not compromised by anything, including mold.

You could sue the contractor if you discover the mold contamination

after the home is already built, but who wants to build a home for

thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars just to find out

that you can not live in it? Nobody I know of.

The modern materials that we use to build homes these days,

including drywall and plywood, are things that mold love to eat.

Most homes are built recently have some amount of these materials in

them, though, and sometimes it can not be helped unless you want a

more expensive alternative.

Jim Corkern is a writer and promoter of quality flood and water

damage cleanup and water damage restoration> companies across the

united states.

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Hi All,

I would have to agree with the author and add another observation about

not-so-obvious mold in new homes.

In the last year, I have investigated three homes that were still under

construction where mold developed in the basement as a result of high

humidity: moisture just from the air along with construction moisture from

freshly-poured concrete. There were no leaks involved at all.

Mold grew on the studs (to be part of a finished basement) as well as on the

floor joists and in the fiberglass insulation, which all had to be replaced.

I do not recommend installing fiberglass insulation in the ceiling of a

basement because of the likelihood of mold growth in the dust when relative

humidity is not controlled.

I just had a house built and I gave the contractor a Therma-Stor

dehumidifier to operate during construction. We had the exterior of the

foundation and the underside of the basement floor slab insulated with sheet

foam, so there is no below-grade fiberglass.

The above-grade walls and attic are insulated with fiberglass batts (though

I would have preferred the more costly Icynene between the attic rafters).

C. May, M.A., CIAQP

May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

P.O Box 694, Tyngsborough, MA

617-354-1055

www.mayindoorair.com

www.myhouseiskillingme.com

>A New Home Does Not Mean It Is Mold Free

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>Date: Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:14 pm ((PDT))

>A New Home Does Not Mean It Is Mold Free

>Written by Administrator

>Wednesday, 25 July 2007

>PR-GB.com *(press release) - Sofia,Bulgaria

<http://pr-gb.com/index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=3386 & Itemid=33>

>

>Say that you are having a new home built for you. Imagine your

>surprise when you discover after it is done that it is infested with

>mold! What a nightmare that would be!

>Most people do not think about the possibility of mold actually

being built into their homes when the contractor is in the process

of building it. How can this happen?

>Sometimes building materials that have mold on them are used in the

houses construction and the contractor and/or his supervisors do not

assess the quality of the materials before using them.

>The best thing you can do to prevent mold from being built into your

new home are to inspect the building materials and test them

yourself.

>Sometimes the materials bought to build your home with are stored

outside directly on the ground and in cases where it rains on them

and the humidity is high, mold can and will begin to grow on these

items, depending on how long they are left there.

>Both building materials and the entire home itself should be covered

with plastic sheeting at the end of each day to make sure the part

of the home that is already completed and the materials it is being

built with are safe from rain.

>Until the walls and roof of the house are installed and are

completely able to keep out rain and other kinds of precipitation,

it should be covered each and every day of the construction.

>The home sometimes is not tested for mold growth as it should and

when it should be, which is during the homes construction and after

it is finished.

>Although some people choose to do mold testing during and after

their new homes construction on their own (as they should), it is

the job of the contractor to make sure the integrity of the

structure is not compromised by anything, including mold.

>You could sue the contractor if you discover the mold contamination

after the home is already built, but who wants to build a home for

thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars just to find out

that you can not live in it? Nobody I know of.

>The modern materials that we use to build homes these days,

including drywall and plywood, are things that mold love to eat.

>Most homes are built recently have some amount of these materials in

them, though, and sometimes it can not be helped unless you want a

more expensive alternative.

>Jim Corkern is a writer and promoter of quality flood and water

damage cleanup and water damage restoration> companies across the

united states.

>Article Source: 1ArticleWorld.com