Re: mold remediater coming out tomorrow

[Guest guest]

Dave,

For me it's like " Alice gone down the rabbit hole " ..... unbelievable

nightmarish twist on this journey called life....sue

>while i was working out today i was thinking what a nightmare this has

>been, it's almost like this is surreal and its not really happening. i

>have completely lost all hope and am sure its going to be impossible to

>have any kind of quality of life regardless of what extremes i go

>through to avoid mold.

[Guest guest]

This may not apply but I have to ask-can you just rip out the AC? I know that if

its in house that means a huge expense and you are left with ducts anyway but I

would do it. I would just buy a small ac for a window in my bedroom and forget

about the rest of the house.

PS Insulation? That doesn't sound good-I can't deal with insulation at all-is it

possible that's making you sick?

I went down to the cement floors and wood ceiling beams in my basement when I

gutted and never replaced a thing-better empty and clean I think!

>

> Were having the mold remediater come out tomorrow (Thursday) to wipe down and

hepa vac the basement. theres really nothing down there other than plastic lined

insulation thats nailed into the foundation. that would normally cause me some

concern but because it does have the plastic liner im hoping the MR can wipe and

hepa vac it down enough so it doesnt cause me any problems.

>

> the more i sit here and think about the challenges im facing due to the mold

in the a/c coils the more i can see that im more than likely going to have move.

i dont see how anyone can possibly remediate that insulation enough so it

doesn't make me sick. he's also going to use an air scrubber, how long hes going

to leave it is unknown.

>

> while i was working out today i was thinking what a nightmare this has been,

it's almost like this is surreal and its not really happening. i have completely

lost all hope and am sure its going to be impossible to have any kind of quality

of life regardless of what extremes i go through to avoid mold.

>

> for those of you that have been dealing with this for 4, 5 or even 6 years my

hats off to you. you have much more faith and courage than i'll ever have.

>

[Guest guest]

Sue living in a bubble isnt what I consider living

Sure, its to late the damage is done when hvac tech started working on the coils

he opened a can of worms that is more than likely going to cause me to move.

Deep down inside I knew I was making a mistake by not stopping him where he was

at, having him close everything up and call somoene in to remove either the

coils or the mold from the coils professionally. Im having an hvac tech come

over on Sunday to make the necessary recommonded repairs to the drain in the

hvac system. My biggrest concern is he's going to find more mold, if that

happens Im going to have him close everything up get in my truck and move out of

state. I cant spend any more money on mold or mold remediation, I just dont have

it.

>

> This may not apply but I have to ask-can you just rip out the AC? I know that

if its in house that means a huge expense and you are left with ducts anyway but

I would do it. I would just buy a small ac for a window in my bedroom and forget

about the rest of the house.

> PS Insulation? That doesn't sound good-I can't deal with insulation at all-is

it possible that's making you sick?

> I went down to the cement floors and wood ceiling beams in my basement when I

gutted and never replaced a thing-better empty and clean I think!

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree, Hugs to you. I hope you come out of this like the Phoenix. When

struggles are so huge, the gifts will be as well. They may not be here today in

a way you can feel them with certainity, but I do believe in this principle. I

hope you find some relief and some peace soon.

Robin

>

> Hey Tug,

>

> I know how down this can make you feel- I have been fighting with this since

> 1983. It can get better- hang in there!

>

> Sincerely,

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[Guest guest]

I hear you Tug. I live on the hope of things getting better...and sometimes,

like now, I get really down. My issues are with chemicals too. " Quality of life "

- the best I can hope for is a safe home ( not much of a life) & that's looking

less likely lately. I'm reminded that what helps my attitude the most is reading

things to do with positive thinking, like attracts like, Law Of Attraction &

stuff like that. At best, it works ... & it HAS. At worst it's something to give

you hope & lift your spirits.

>

> Were having the mold remediater come out tomorrow (Thursday) to wipe down and

hepa vac the basement. theres really nothing down there other than plastic lined

insulation thats nailed into the foundation. that would normally cause me some

concern but because it does have the plastic liner im hoping the MR can wipe and

hepa vac it down enough so it doesnt cause me any problems.

>

> the more i sit here and think about the challenges im facing due to the mold

in the a/c coils the more i can see that im more than likely going to have move.

i dont see how anyone can possibly remediate that insulation enough so it

doesn't make me sick. he's also going to use an air scrubber, how long hes going

to leave it is unknown.

>

> while i was working out today i was thinking what a nightmare this has been,

it's almost like this is surreal and its not really happening. i have completely

lost all hope and am sure its going to be impossible to have any kind of quality

of life regardless of what extremes i go through to avoid mold.

>

> for those of you that have been dealing with this for 4, 5 or even 6 years my

hats off to you. you have much more faith and courage than i'll ever have.

>

[Guest guest]

surellabaer,

What was the situation with your basement when you gutted? I have a crawlspace,

dirt floor & no insulation... & mold on the wood subfloor (ceiling of crawl &

joists). That can't be cleaned free of mold right? Could you please tell me what

you found in your basement & what you did about it?

>

> This may not apply but I have to ask-can you just rip out the AC? I know that

if its in house that means a huge expense and you are left with ducts anyway but

I would do it. I would just buy a small ac for a window in my bedroom and forget

about the rest of the house.

> PS Insulation? That doesn't sound good-I can't deal with insulation at all-is

it possible that's making you sick?

> I went down to the cement floors and wood ceiling beams in my basement when I

gutted and never replaced a thing-better empty and clean I think!

[Guest guest]

Robin, I used to think the same way, that there was always a silver lining in

every cloud but i've learned in my life that there isnt. We just try to recover

the best we can and move forward with our lives.

>

> I agree, Hugs to you. I hope you come out of this like the Phoenix. When

struggles are so huge, the gifts will be as well. They may not be here today in

a way you can feel them with certainity, but I do believe in this principle. I

hope you find some relief and some peace soon.

>

> Robin

>

[Guest guest]

-I did what alot of people don;t agree with-I used bleach on the wood beams

in the ceiling. Unlike you I had cement floors which I coated with some crap

from AFM that didn't work and it took a while to offgas after the tiles were

removed. But the Ceiling beams (underneath the first floor of my house) needed

to be cleaned. Now I know that Carl, among many people here, say mold can;t

really be killed completely with bleach on wood but I did it anyway and as far

as I can tell so far so good.

I put a mixture of 7/8 hydrogen peroxide/1/8 water in a spray bottle

Approx. and sprayed the wood like crazy. Many many times until the wood was so

white it looked new.

The rest of the basement is cement and I sprayed that with the bleach too just

in case. It worked for me and that's all I can say-everyone's different. And the

important thing also is that my basement is now very very dry so the problem

can't return, I hope!

I don't know what to do with a dirt floor-maybe someone else knows?

>

> surellabaer,

> What was the situation with your basement when you gutted? I have a

crawlspace, dirt floor & no insulation... & mold on the wood subfloor (ceiling of

crawl & joists). That can't be cleaned free of mold right? Could you please tell

me what you found in your basement & what you did about it?

>

>

[Guest guest]

surellabear,

Thanks. I can handle doing regular maintenance I guess. I have to make it work

here. If not the whole house then living in a freaking vehicle parked on it.

After 5 years living in my truck I just can't handle running anymore. Not

financially either.

>

> -I did what alot of people don;t agree with-I used bleach on the wood

beams in the ceiling. Unlike you I had cement floors which I coated with some

crap from AFM that didn't work and it took a while to offgas after the tiles

were removed. But the Ceiling beams (underneath the first floor of my house)

needed to be cleaned. Now I know that many people here, say mold can;t really be

killed completely with bleach on wood but I did it anyway and as far as I can

tell so far so good.

> I put a mixture of 7/8 hydrogen peroxide/1/8 water in a spray bottle

> Approx. and sprayed the wood like crazy. Many many times until the wood was so

white it looked new.

> The rest of the basement is cement and I sprayed that with the bleach too just

in case. It worked for me and that's all I can say-everyone's different. And the

important thing also is that my basement is now very very dry so the problem

can't return, I hope!

> I don't know what to do with a dirt floor-maybe someone else knows?