2006-07-25 08:35:26 · 7 answers · asked by rtoxhorn 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sometimes insurance doesn't cover mold, but it can cover other related items that cause it, like a damaged chimney. We had a water line to the dishwasher develop a leak last year leading to mold under the floor tiles. The insurance knew about the situation and covered us for $4000, which was about half of the cost considering we had to rip out the floor down to the sub-floor and rebuild some cabinets.
As far as mold goes, get your house tested, but before you panic and pay a lot of money for "negative pressure containment" and space suited contractors to fix the problem, check with the mold specialist at your state's EPA. They can tell you what the mold test numbers really mean.
We did the removal ourselves (without space suits, though we did use masks), bleached the bare sub-floor and then we bought a medium sized ozone generator over the Internet, being careful to be out of the house when we cranked it up high for several hours.
2006-07-25 08:41:00 · answer #1 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are in big trouble.
Unless it's superficial mold that you can wipe off, you will likely need a hazardous waste company to do the job.
I had a water leak, and they had to come take out all the damaged drywall, and set up dryers to make sure all the rest of the walls wouldn't go bad either.
It can also affect your ability to sell the house. Some of the mold (especially black mold) is hazardous to your health.
Big bucks to fix a problem too!
2006-07-25 08:39:23 · answer #2 · answered by Karl the Webmaster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ohhhh that is pretty bad. You need a contracor to come and tear out everything that has touched the mold. There is no way to repair it. You need to have it ripped out and replaced ASAP before it spreads and destroys your home. Insurance does not cover mold.
2006-07-25 08:37:50 · answer #3 · answered by Mike Hunt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were you, I would call an epidemiologist..you could be dealing with black mold and if it gets into your bloodstream...you are in trouble...I don't know where you are from..but, there is an epidemiologist at the health science center in Lubbock Tx..if I rememeber correctly..the Dr's. name that does this is Dr. Strauss...
2006-07-25 08:40:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Servicemaster
2006-07-25 08:39:16 · answer #5 · answered by dt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CALLL A WATER DAMAGE COMPANY TO COME OUT AND REPAIR IT BEFORE IT GETS WORSE, NOW IF ITS JUST ON THE WALLS, THEN MIX A SOLUTION OF WATER AND CLOROX AND USE GLOVES TO CLEAN
2006-07-25 08:40:03 · answer #6 · answered by scaulder4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first fix the leak in the roof
2006-07-25 08:43:13 · answer #7 · answered by zocko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋