Anti- Mold building techniques

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Anyone used/know anything about these techniques? Worth considering?

Builders considering more anti-mold techniques, products

January 15, 2008

There are better ways to build a house, especially if you want to keep

mold

under control, believes.

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Building products have been developed that resist mold or create barriers

to the moisture it needs to thrive. Many of them were used in 's

mold-safe house in Chesterfield:

Georgia-Pacific's DensArmor Plus paperless wallboard, listed for microbial

resistance by the Greenguard Environmental Institute, was installed with

inorganic glues and tapes (information at www.gp.com).

The wallboard and all the wood in the house were coated with an

antimicrobial spray developed by American Mold Guard

(www.americanmoldguard.com).

The house and roof were wrapped in Dupont's Fiberweb Typar

(www.typar.com),

which acts as an air and moisture barrier while simultaneously allowing

moisture vapor to escape from the wall cavity to the outside. It was

installed before the exterior siding, which was natural cedar in keeping

with the rural, lakefront view.

The Western red cedar siding was sprayed with a specialized coating

made by

Cabot (www.cabotstain.com).

The Typar housewrap was covered with Home Slicker, a ventilating,

self-draining rain screen made by Obdyke Inc., which has its

headquarters in Horsham, Pa. Home Slicker drains moisture from behind the

siding and down the house, reducing the chances of premature peeling or

blistering of finishes. It allows about three-eighths inch for airflow

(www.benjaminobdyke.com).

CertainTeed, based in Valley Forge, Pa., provided its Optima

insulation for

the walls of 's house, and its DryRight insulation for the ceiling

cavities, both of which are designed to deny mold a food source. The

insulation is covered with CertainTeed's MemBrane, a permeable vapor

barrier (www.certainteed.com).

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