Mold: every answer
Mold problems, sorted by how fast you need to move.
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- Right nowSewage or floodwater: do not clean this yourself
- Right nowThe water is still coming. That is the job, not the mold
- TodayMold in a rental: put it in writing today, then the clock runs on the landlord
- TodayMold in the HVAC: turn it off, this one is not a DIY
- TodayOver 100 square feet: full containment, professional only
- TodaySmall patch, but someone in the home is at higher risk
- This week'Black mold' on a report: what the CDC actually says
- This week10 to 100 square feet: a contractor job with containment
- This weekA small patch on a dry wall: you can clean this yourself
- This weekAttic mold: find where the moisture gets in before anyone cleans
- This weekBasement mold on a dry floor: size it, then decide
- This weekCrawl space mold: it is the ground moisture, not the mold, that costs money
- This weekDid the remediation work? What a proper finish looks like
- This weekMusty smell in one spot: hidden mold, find it with a meter not an air test
- This weekSomething else: the mold first aid that fits every case
- Plan itAir testing before anything else: this is usually the sales pitch, not the fix
- Plan itGrout, caulk, tile and window sills: a cleaning job, not a contractor job
- Plan itThe tester wants the removal job: separate them
- Plan itWhole house mustiness in humid weather: this is a humidity problem