Congratulations on becoming the "clueless first-time home owner". If i may suggest, - of course depending on your area of residence,- not to rush into a trial and error - and horror stories ( http://www.hotfrog.com/Companies/Advanced-Restoration-Inc/Mold-Remediation-Horror-Stories-How-to-Avoid-Trouble-205713 ) circle. We had a similar problem, which i resolved in the end by stripping all the grout and sealant, and just resealing everything on my own with a silicone sealer that clearly stated "Cured Sealant is Mold and Mildew Resistant". While before we had to constantly struggle to keep the mold away, it did not make an appearance for about 18 months now. But again, i resealed EVERY joint with the stuff, as in the past doing it just in a few spots In the current "home improvement market" an idea of saving the time by hiring "a professional" to do a small job like this, most of the time turns out a terrible loss of time and peace. We leave in a basically rural area, where the professionals still carry some left-over farmer-family honesty, and on occasion they will clearly state whether they will take a small job, that is not going to keep them afloat, and rather might endanger their business (then they will tell a story of a homeowner who sued them for not fixing a roof leak, while they clearly agreed just to paint the wall). It is your house, you might as well get intimate with it?.. In any case, i known some people swearing by this spray: http://www.amazon.com/Allersearch-AllerMold-Mildew-Inhibitor-Removal/dp/B0010DN7NI Might be worth a try, before undertaking anything radical. Then, if the technology is your friend, you might try the solution that another friend of mine is using in his warehouse, which is impossible otherwise to protect against the mold. I think he turns it on about once a week: http://www.lightyears2.com/air_light.html (The A14G SINGLE + UV GUARD)
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Bathroom mold-mildew
Date: 2010-03-02 07:42 pm (UTC)If i may suggest, - of course depending on your area of residence,- not to rush into a trial and error - and horror stories ( http://www.hotfrog.com/Companies/Advanced-Restoration-Inc/Mold-Remediation-Horror-Stories-How-to-Avoid-Trouble-205713 ) circle. We had a similar problem, which i resolved in the end by stripping all the grout and sealant, and just resealing everything on my own with a silicone sealer that clearly stated "Cured Sealant is Mold and Mildew Resistant". While before we had to constantly struggle to keep the mold away, it did not make an appearance for about 18 months now. But again, i resealed EVERY joint with the stuff, as in the past doing it just in a few spots
In the current "home improvement market" an idea of saving the time by hiring "a professional" to do a small job like this, most of the time turns out a terrible loss of time and peace. We leave in a basically rural area, where the professionals still carry some left-over farmer-family honesty, and on occasion they will clearly state whether they will take a small job, that is not going to keep them afloat, and rather might endanger their business (then they will tell a story of a homeowner who sued them for not fixing a roof leak, while they clearly agreed just to paint the wall). It is your house, you might as well get intimate with it?..
In any case, i known some people swearing by this spray: http://www.amazon.com/Allersearch-AllerMold-Mildew-Inhibitor-Removal/dp/B0010DN7NI
Might be worth a try, before undertaking anything radical. Then, if the technology is your friend, you might try the solution that another friend of mine is using in his warehouse, which is impossible otherwise to protect against the mold. I think he turns it on about once a week:
http://www.lightyears2.com/air_light.html (The A14G SINGLE + UV GUARD)