Re: New product to mold-proof house article says...

[Guest guest]

Here is link to " Mold Proof " product site:

http://www.moldproof.com/

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> It looks to me like mainly for new construction but you could do

> areas if you were remodeling or remediation, if it works?

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[Guest guest]

Barb,

The advertising and spin continues to evolve.

Two primary objections to all such chemical products is they only

last until the surface gets wet again -or- they are such an

effective barrier to moistures that it holds it in the wood creating

wood rot.

The claims of this product include it forms a permanent barrier on

the surface (won't wash away) and it lets moisture migrate

through it (preventing wood rot).

Are these really true? The news article is about the first house

using it. So nobody will know for several years.

Other questions: They say they use EPA registered anti-

microbials in the mixture. But they don't say the mixture is EPA

registered. They don't address the most fundamental

characteristic of all surfaces of any kind, which is the

accumulation of dust and other " stuff " on the surface which is

food for mold and bacteria. A little dampness and the " stuff "

grows.

Unless this product is self cleaning like butterfly wings, I don't

expect it to last any longer or work any better than all the other

" stuff. " But perhaps I'm wrong.

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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> It looks to me like mainly for new construction but you could do

> areas if you were remodeling or remediation, if it works?

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> Guilford County, NC -- Members of companies across the country that

> work to remove and prevent mold visited the Triad this week. They

> came to see a product that protects a house against mold.

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> Its the first house with the treatment of Mold Proof in the Triad.

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> A worker sprayed Mold Proof in the crawlspace of a new house near Oak

> Ridge Friday.

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> Rest of story:

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> http://www.digtriad .com/news/local/article.aspx?

> storyid=115687 & catid=57

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[Guest guest]

I noticed it didn't seem to have a " track record " yet. Description

reminds me of those spray foams, like Iycene, because they say that

moisture can wick it's way through but it insulates. However Iycene

surface would not be washable. Just thought I would put the info

here. It came in a Google alert I have on 'mold issues'. Thanks

--- In , " Carl E. Grimes " <grimes@...>

wrote:

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> Barb,

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> The advertising and spin continues to evolve.