How is mold removed from a home?

We are moving into a home that was built in the 1920's, remodeled in the 1970's, and made to resemble a Colorado cabin-not a log cabin, however. There is a lot of greenery-trees, vines, flowers,and ground cover-with a drip system up close to the base of the wood on the house. The walls of a bathtub/shower combo are lined with wood that has been treated with a marine sealer,and has black mold. The home had a water leak for 2 weeks in February before it was discovered. It is just now being de-humidified. There is obvious black mold in a closet, on wood flooring, behind the washer and dryer, yellow mold in a bathroom storage closet. This home has not been lived in for two years, and we have rented it from our friends. They have been quite cooperative, and accomodating, and we will be getting an evaluation, recommendation, repair-within monetary reason. My question is this: What will be used to eradicate as much of the mold as possible and what can we do to treat any recurring mold?

How is mold removed from a home?
Spray it with bleach. Bleach kills mold. Then get a bucket of hot water and bleach and a scrub brush and scrub really good. It should take care of the problem
Reply:Bleach is made of 95% water and 5% amonia


The amonia evaporates almost instantly, and leaves the key ingredient for mold to grow and that is water. Bleach aerisolises in the air and usually creates more health problems than the mold.


Call a professional. Report It

Reply:Bleach will often make the mold less visible, but do nothing to solve an indoor mold problem.





The only acceptable protocol for mold is physical removal. That does NOT mean scrubbing away the mold hap hazardly -- or you will create a much greater hazard by causing the spores to go airborne. Report It

Reply:The amount and color of the mold suggests one thing. You will have to remove the mold covered sections. clean the studs etc. with a solution of water with 5 percent bleach. You will have to check after you have removed the offending sections to verify where the mold was coming from and repair the moisture problem before putting on new sections.
Reply:I had a similiar situation with our mountain cabin. I decided to remove the sheetrock with the mold and replace it. I sprayed down all the cabinets with a bleach solution (not just any bleach will do - - it should be specifically for mold). I ran a dehumidifier constantly and it's been six months later and NO MORE MOLD!