At work, on really warm and stagnant days, there was a gross odor coming from my boss's room. After a while, a wall was ripped open and a pipe from the roof was running through the wall and it was leaking. It was a gross moldy smell.
I just came in the house (after a 100 degree day) and I had the air vent closed in my computer room and the door closed all day. As soon as I opened the door I smelt that same musty moldy smell. Our house was just built in '98 - and we are starting to talk about selling the house in 2-3 years and building again.
Is there any chance of having that same type of mold in a wall here in a house this new? Is there any way to test for mold without ripping apart the walls?
I really really am scared because of that smell.
I opened the door and opened the air vent and its going away,
but I'm concerned about the bigger picture when we sell the house!
2006-08-01 13:43:57 · 4 answers · asked by dgrams2003 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It's possible to have mold any where there is moisture, regardless of the houses age. I would advise you to get allergin removing air filtures for you a/c and heating units to clean as much as possible from the air you breathe. A dehumidifier on humid days may help too. They sell a powder in a self contained bucket at Home Depot the absorbs excess moisture . Perhaps you could place these in the areas( out of the way) where you smell it the strongest in your home.
2006-08-01 13:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most definitely...yes to both questions. There are detectors that can detect the presence of mold.
Mole is a very serious and has fatal potential outcomes. I suggest you have someone competent to test your home. If mole is detected that is only half the problem. It is well documented that many times, regardless to what extent of eradication or sterilization was tried, the mole did not go away...it kept coming back. In many of these cases it was after serious health defects in the home owners and their children.
I am not trying to unnecessarily alarm you. I just want to make sure you understand that mole is very serious and definitely not to be ignored.
Good luck!
2006-08-01 14:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by Robere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are devices which inspectors use now that can determine through a wall if there is excessive moisture. You can check at a place like Home Depot to see if they sell them or, if you know an inspector who owns such a device, you could ask him to come out specifically for that reason and he probably wouldn't charge you that much.
2006-08-01 13:57:00 · answer #3 · answered by poopsie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All newly outfitted residences interior the united kingdom are so full of chemicals, Plastics, preservatives and poisons that they do no longer look to be in good shape to stay in. mold is the least of the matters.
2016-11-03 12:00:24 · answer #4 · answered by ai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋