Comments on: Mold Warning Signs: How to Tell if You Have a Mold Problem

By: E STREATER

E STREATER — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:58:47 +0000

iS IT A MOLD PROBLEM IF TOILET (THE HOLES IN WHICH THE WATER RUNS INTO THE BOWL) HAVE BLACK PARTICLES. tHE PARTICLES CLOGS THE HOLES AND LEAVE A RESIDUE IN THE BOWL. IT REQUIRES CONSTANT CLEANING.

By: inge bondi

inge bondi — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:32:01 +0000

I have a large cedar closet. Over 15 yeasrs there has never been any mold in it. Now I find that some of the clothes have white mold. What can I do to prevent further mold in the future. Non poisonous method would be good.

By: Lori Tondini

Lori Tondini — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:46:47 +0000

I would be very leary…If the paneling is warped, that is a sign of extensive moisture back behind the walls. The basement may have been dry after a recent rain, but signs of water intrusion are evident inthe paneling. You did not say if the baseboard was down in the basement or up in living area? If it is UPSTAIRS, that could be a sign that mold contamination is not contained only to the basement area, and has spread throughout the living quarters also. I would ask why the home is for sale, and see if you can speak with previous tenants to see if anyone suffered any type of illness. If you are real keen on buying the house, ie, ideal location, etc…then I would definitely get QUALITY mold inspection and testing, which would reveal how hazardous the situation is and also how contaminated the home is. I personally would keep looking!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:13:55 +0000

Karen, if the home is of high enough interest to you I suggest having a mold inspection added in as a part of the negotiations and have any decisions you make be based on the results of the inspection. To your second question, my only suggestion at the moment is what you’re probably already doing – keeping asking lots of questions, use your sense of smell, and look closely and carefully for areas where mold might be hiding.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:12:36 +0000

We are considering the purchase of an older home. Signs of mold are present around the baseboards and some of the wood panels are warped in the finished basement. The basement was dry when we saw the house shortly after record rains in the area. The current owner is not interested in removing the old wood paneling.

Should we forget this house in fear of opening Pandora’s box?

If we continue looking at other old houses with more recently finished basements, what signs of water/mold should we look for?

By: Lori Tondini

Lori Tondini — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 02:05:10 +0000

Gillian-
is the smell coming from the washer? Many times, washers can develope mold, esp those new front loader ones. You need to leave the door open, not shut. Try running the washing machine on full load, hot water, as long a cycle as you have and add a half bottle of ammonia and some baking soda and see if that helps.
If the odor is coming from other places inside the home, do some investigating-follow your nose–and make sure no dead rodents under furniture or anything, like a dead mouse…or food left in unlikely places. (If you have kids this is a great possibility-I once found a gross and disgusting what-used-to-be-an-orange in my kids’ toybox years ago, and the rule was “food eaten in the kitchen only!” someone sure broke that rule at least once!

By: Gillian

Gillian — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:27:53 +0000

For 2 weeks I’ve been smelling something which kind of smells like baby sick in my flat. (That’s the best way I can describe the smell). I’ve now started smelling it on my freshly washed clothes. No children are ever in my house never mind babies. I typed it into google and this is the first website which came up. Could I have mold in my house? I’m really worried now! Please help!
Thanks.

By: jay

jay — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:04:09 +0000

I live in a basement apartment. 6 months ago i noticed black spots on my beige carpet. At the time I thought it was probably just dirt and didnt look into it. After a while there were more spots, and i started to get sinus headaches. I didnt think much of that either as I am allergic to dust, and being a brand new basement I assumed it had a large amount of dust from the construction. However more black spots started popping up in places that could not have been from dirt. I had a mold specialist come to check it out, and the carpet picked up to check the floor . He said that the concrete is impressively dry and that he did not see any mold on the bottom of the carpet. I had the carpet cleaned anyway. It is now 6 weeks after I had it cleaned and the spots came back with even more. My wife who is not allergic to anything started complaining of dizziness and headaches .How can i fix this ? and how can I tell if this is because of mold or their is a different problem? What may that be? Thank you for your expert advice.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:18:20 +0000

I live in a Hotel/Inn 1 bedroom. 1st night we stayed here it rained real bad and we found out we had a major problem when the ceiling started to swell up in this are. It looked like a pimple that needed to be popped or that was gonna explode. Luckly it didn’t but the owner called out the roofers but still to this day we also are dealing with these nat’s, little slow fly’s that never will go away. We are very clean people and have nothing inside that would be attracting them. Is this a sign of mold in the walls and ceilings from all the leaks over the years? please help if you know anything. deb484u@yahoo.com

By: gus diiorio

gus diiorio — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:36:24 +0000

Can you tell me if the mold i have growing in my basement is bad mold. and how to get rid of it. It is a white powdery . I spayed water and bleach on it and seams to work for a while. But grow back a sort time later. Its growing on the foundation wall.