Microban/Re: Floors and subfloors

[Guest guest]

Robin, I forgot to tell you, if you remediate with microban put the furniture

out in the sun for atleast a day and when you bring it in bring one piece in at

a time. If something is going to cause a flare up you'll know exactly which

piece of furniture it is

>

> When I try to start new posts, it takes a while for the new posts to be

moderated and posted to the list. So I am tagging onto this thread. The threads

are getting so long that when you try to access in the archives, you are not

given the full thread, only a page. It would nice to be able to start new

threads more easily.

>

> My parents are in another state and own the house we will be transitioning in

until we find our home house and location. My mother had a recent mold issue as

well and microban was used post remedition to wipe down furniture, walls,

ceilings, everything. The floors are all wood and tile. There is no furniture in

the house.

>

> She wants to hire the same people to wipe down the place we are relocating to.

>

> Other than chemical offgassing.. which we will be dealing with anyway... what

is the danger of killing mold as you are wiping it hopefully off.. ?? Will this

be OK?

>

> I understand that killling it might make it fragment and then I am not sure

the problem with that other than more pieces to come in contact with..??

>

> Thank you,

>

> Robin

>

[Guest guest]

Robin,

It not so much that killing the mold is the problem or that dead

mold is worse than live mold because it fragments, increasing

exposure.

1. It's not necessary to kill. Just wipe it down with a damp cloth

with a little bit of safe detergent. This removes the mold.

Microban and other agents seem to work because the damp

wiping removes the mold. Whether it is killed or not is irrelevant.

2. Microban or any other chemical " mold killer " is a pesticide

which you are very likely to react to. Once it has been applied to

all those surfaces how will you remove it to stop any reactions?

Use of anti-microbials (pesticides) is unnecessary for wiping

smooth surfaces and - more importantly - it replaces the mold

problem with a chemical problem.

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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When I try to start new posts, it takes a while for the new posts to be

moderated and posted to the list. So I am tagging onto this thread. The

threads are getting so long that when you try to access in the archives,

you are not given the full thread, only a page. It would nice to be able to

start new threads more easily.

My parents are in another state and own the house we will be

transitioning in until we find our home house and location. My mother

had a recent mold issue as well and microban was used post remedition

to wipe down furniture, walls, ceilings, everything. The floors are all

wood and tile. There is no furniture in the house.

She wants to hire the same people to wipe down the place we are

relocating to.

Other than chemical offgassing.. which we will be dealing with anyway...

what is the danger of killing mold as you are wiping it hopefully off.. ??

Will this be OK?

I understand that killling it might make it fragment and then I am not

sure the problem with that other than more pieces to come in contact

with..??

Thank you,

Robin

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