i'm talking about on walls in an old house....my wife saw a program on tv where there was a newer house that developed black mold from a leaking ice cube maker..everyone in the house almost died from sickness and the home was treated as a hazardous waste....
now my wife thinks all black mold is deadly...i don't really know...any help?
2007-03-03 12:51:08 · 6 answers · asked by jstrmbill 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The CDC or Center For Disease Control certainly doesnt think so. They done even consider that a hazzard. Contrary to belief and nonsense put forth on TV shows like 60 minutes.
The CDC recommend the removal of any mold that causes respiratory problems to people subject to those problems and not only black mold. They recommend washing the rough surfaces with soap and water and rinsing with one cup of ordinary bleach to five gallons of water. Then a final rinse with water. Then they recommend dropping the humidity in the area so mold wont form again.
Where all these scare tactics are coming from on Black Mold is probably from people liking to spread scares and people benefiting from cleaning surfaces is about all i can tell.
2007-03-03 13:46:29 · answer #1 · answered by James M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In general black mold is the worst of the molds that occur in a structure; however, there has been a panic over it that is a little overplayed. Black mold can be bad but mostly for people with respiratory problems (asthma, etc. ) elderly and infants. If you go on the internet and search black mold you will find a wealth of information that will tell you of the more recent findings, what the dangers are and what needs to be done. If it is severe you may need to replace a wall, etc. as it will spread. Just go on Yahoo search and you will find a lot of information on it.
2007-03-04 07:52:47 · answer #2 · answered by Duke D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a house once that had black mold start growing on the Sheetrock after a minor flood. I sprayed the areas with bleach mixed with water. It got rid of the mold and my family never suffered any illness due to to the mold.
I believe that they are a few people that are allergic to it but I don't think it bothers most healthy people. If your walls have a lot of it you need to locate the source of the water that the mold must have in order to grow. If the walls are not insulated properly moisture in the air is most likely condensing on the cold walls. If this is the case you would need to remove the Sheetrock and insulate the walls as you would not want the problem to keep occurring.
2007-03-03 23:11:04 · answer #3 · answered by fixitall 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a lot of good information on black mold available on the internet. A Yahoo search for "black mold" (include the quotation marks in the Yahoo search box) yields 486,000 results. If you do the same search, and are willing to spend a few minutes exploring, I'm sure you will find tons of useful and interesting information. Just the first two pages of 20 results offer plenty of informative websites on this subject.
Good luck with your black mold problem.
2007-03-07 16:10:24 · answer #4 · answered by exbuilder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have answered this question the same way, probably 15 times. Black doesn't mean mold! It can mean harmless mildew, or any type of mold. Stachybottrus is the killer, and VERY rare. If your wife is still paranoid, go to Home Depot. They sell a test kit, for about $30.00. That should answer your question the right way!
2007-03-04 06:37:59 · answer #5 · answered by saaanen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
now it all depends on how much black mold there is, say for instance if your redoing a bathroom and taking the shower apart, and notice blk mold, questions, has it gone into the wood, has it gone into the insulation. Always where gloves and a mask when doing this. to remove blk mold, if minor, bleach and water, and more bleach and water, is the only way, etc....
2007-03-03 20:55:44 · answer #6 · answered by Cindybear 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋