Re: Re: New member - need mold remediator recom.

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Connie. I guess this is my day for mea culpas!

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

(fm my Blackberry)

[] Re: New member - need mold remediator recom.

Carl,

Terrific response regarding qualifying a remediation contractor. However, I

disagree that no containment is required. Some areas can be much more

contaminated than others, and the extent of underlying damages will not be known

until underlying structures are revealed. Final clean-up of spores and other

fungal propagules from areas of greatest containment will be more effective and

efficient if the remediation areas are isolated and HEPA-filtered negative air

is used during demo. I also recommend that HEPA-filtered air scrubbers be in

operation in other areas. This not only facilitates effective remediation, but

provides extra protection for the remediation workers. Strict containment zones

with decon chambers are not necessary, though.

Connie Morbach, M.S., CHMM, CIE

Sanit-Air, Inc.

sanit-air.wordpress.com

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> My responses:

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> As Barb asked, what is a blue light? Is that UV? If so,

> interpretation is tricky because some molds are fluorescent and

> some absorb UV, creating a very black " dead looking " spot.

> Types of mold cannot be identified by UV. A red light will highlight

> some molds also, but differently than UV, or daylight, or

> incandescent bulbs.

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> If the cabin is gutted you don't need containment. What is there to

> contain? The entire interior will be opened and remediated.

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[Guest guest]

Thank you Carl and all for the great info!

The blue-light I was referring to was nothing special. Just a flash light

with a halogen bulb. He shined it along the walls, and on the dark cedar

you could see the whitish mildew. This wasn't a remediator, just a friend

with a flashlight.

Some of the spores on the underneath side of the OSB had a bright

yellow/green tint. Almost fluorescent.

I spoke with one of the leading real estate law firms in the Seattle area.

They said we had a definite claim with the lies on the disclosure. They

also said that they have people who can go in and determine the amount of

mold damage/danger. I'm glad Carl posted the questions to ask.

It sounds like the house should be tented while deconstructed to prevent

mold spores from flying everywhere. This must be cheap ;-)

I've learned a lot in the last few days on your group. On my Lyme group,

mold is often discussed- but it discussed as killing it with solutions (not

usually dangerous chemicals). What I did not know is that the spores are

just as dangerous dead as alive. My thought would have been to gut the

cabin, and spray the mold on the studs and joists. Now I know that isn't

the way to go about it.

Thanks for your help. I'll keep you posted.

On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Carl Grimes <grimes@...> wrote:

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> Thanks, Connie. I guess this is my day for mea culpas!

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> Carl Grimes

> Healthy Habitats LLC

> (fm my Blackberry)

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> [] Re: New member - need mold remediator recom.

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> Carl,

> Terrific response regarding qualifying a remediation contractor. However, I

> disagree that no containment is required. Some areas can be much more

> contaminated than others, and the extent of underlying damages will not be

> known until underlying structures are revealed. Final clean-up of spores and

> other fungal propagules from areas of greatest containment will be more

> effective and efficient if the remediation areas are isolated and

> HEPA-filtered negative air is used during demo. I also recommend that