Kim's mold update

kimtg68 · Post by **kimtg68** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:27 pm

Well they came in and removed the mold under my house. They found 'black' mold! They contained the area's affected, tore up the floors and removed it. It's now drying out and will take 3-4 days. Then another contractor will come in and finish ripping out the floor which includes the joist's, subfloor and floor. Then another contractor will come in and rebuild it. THEN ANOTHER contractor will come in and finish my flooring. It must be 'Open House' here or something. In the meantime, I've had to move out of my bedroom and sleep in the guest room with hubby in a full size bed (I miss my King size in my bedroom). The positives in this experience is 1)Removing a potentially dangerous mold and 2) I get new floors

Home owners insurance is covering all but the deductable. We were VERY lucky.
Today, we pressure washed the front of the house and the very long porch attached to the front. We repainted all the wicker furniture from the porch, repainted the rails on the porch and water treated the wood floor on the porch. It took 10 hours to complete. I'm whooped! Too tired to post much else so it's off to bed with me. Night PP.

Joefnh · Post by **Joefnh** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:34 pm

Kim that sounds like a crazy time at your house, and a lot of work. I just got rid of a small area of black mold I found in my basement, that's scary stuff depending on what species it is.

Good Luck

--Joe

starfire · Post by **starfire** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 7:14 am

Hope everything come out just like you want it to. It will be worth all the inconvenience, I'm sure.

Love, Shirley

kimtg68 · Post by **kimtg68** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 2:17 pm

Joe: It is a bit crazy. I thought our teenage boy would love having us in the main living room with him at night instead of in our livingroom/bedroom....NOT! LOL Teenagers

Shirley: I'll let you all know in a few weeks how it all turns out.

Thanks.

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:39 pm

Kim
hope the body is holding up during this disjointeness in your home life and the obvious stress involved.

then again, you will feel better mentally once you know the mold has gone!

take care.

kimtg68 · Post by **kimtg68** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:53 pm

Thanks Gabes. My body is hanging in there. Joints are terrible today but 10 hours of working outside yesterday surely are adding discomfort. As for my mold and my house...this is just a bump in the road and then we will continue to cruise the highway of life until the next bump. It was a bit of a surprise at first but I've accepted it and realize it's just life.

Thanks.

Joefnh · Post by **Joefnh** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 4:00 pm

Kim you have such a great attitude, that will certainly help. Yes teenagers can be a fickle lot... You disturbed his zone dude...

I am glad that you will be able to clear up all the mold, that can also be quite a health risk

--Joe

Post by **Rosie** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 5:42 pm

What a mess, and disruption to your life. But it has to be done, and in the end your house will be in much better shape. I hope the reconstruction moves along in a timely manner!

Rosie

kimtg68 · Post by **kimtg68** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:05 pm

Thanks Rosie....you and me both.

JoAnn · Post by **JoAnn** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:05 pm

Kim, I'm so sorry your mold problem has turned out to be such an ordeal. I lived through a remodeling project on our home that made us a little crazy. I hope getting rid of the mold will also contribute to the betterment of your health.
JoAnn