Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 do you get worse when you go down there? If doing laundry would make you tired in any case, why don't you spend a little time down there inactive? Adrienne mold from wet carpet I have mold in my basement because water came in and went all over the carpeting. It has been dry for awhile. Are there any companies who could clean out the mold? Do I need to rip up the carpeting? I have started to throw out the boxes that got wet. Any suggestions? I only go to the basement to do laundry. joy jamkaye@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 If you are sure that there is mold there, this is a very serious case.The situation is urgent.You might get severely effected while you make searches on finding a solution.I would advice you to take it off as soon as possible.There is only one option I would think of trying.You might keep it somewhere outside your house,wash it throughly in summer time and let it stay under summer sunshine for a while. That might help.I am not sure that it will be 100 % solution but might be checked. Nil mold from wet carpet > I have mold in my basement because water came in and went all over the carpeting. It has been dry for awhile. Are there any companies who could clean out the mold? Do I need to rip up the carpeting? I have started to throw out the boxes that got wet. Any suggestions? I only go to the basement to do laundry. joy jamkaye@... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 Dr Shoemaker uses a lab that will test the carpet for mold. you just cut off a sample from a suspicious area put it in a baggy and send it to him with a check made out to the lab. i think the company is called P & K microbiology. they are in NJ. maybe you can send it to them directly if you do not have any contact with Dr Shoemaker. but if you think mold might be at the center of your problems, Dr Shoemaker is the man to see. he does consults over the phone if you can't go to see him. email me if you have any questions. thanks bill > If you are sure that there is mold there, this is a very serious case.The > situation is urgent.You might get severely effected while you make searches > on finding a solution.I would advice you to take it off as soon as > possible.There is only one option I would think of trying.You might keep it > somewhere outside your house,wash it throughly in summer time and let it > stay under summer sunshine for a while. That might help.I am not sure that > it will be 100 % solution but might be checked. > Nil > mold from wet carpet > > > > I have mold in my basement because water came in and went all over the > carpeting. It has been dry for awhile. Are there any companies who could > clean out the mold? Do I need to rip up the carpeting? I have started to > throw out the boxes that got wet. Any suggestions? I only go to the basement > to do laundry. joy jamkaye@m... > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 The mold thing can really be a can of worms (or mushrooms). I think it depends on how allergic you are to mold, what species of mold are there, and how extensive the damage is. After speaking to experts, I was told that the really nasty species are not very common, that a lot of it is media hype. Also you may need to assess the extent of the mold - is it just in the carpeting, or did it get into the pad and subflooring? If you remove it, where can you put it until summer? If you roll it up and put it in the garage it would be mold heaven. Then the spores would still be alive to sprout when it gets damp enough. Maybe at least the carpeting can be very well steam cleaned and elevated so it throughly dries? Is there anyone at NEEDS who knows about this stuff? We went through a thing last year where the rain came through a leaky window and down an inside wall and landed on the subflooring with no place to go but up through the pad and carpet until we had mushrooms growing. We had to get a special restoration contractor to come out and set up a tent and remove all that was infected, including subflooring, carpet, pad, drywall, insulation, new window, etc., etc. It costs many thousands of dollars. Now we're broke! Oh yea, and last but not least the industrial hygenist who came in and tested for mold and charged an arm and a leg - literally fleeced us. The insurance co of the contractors required it. Maybe you can set out mold plates to at least see how loldy it really is. Best of luck, Michele > I have mold in my basement because water came in and went all over the carpeting. It has been dry for awhile. Are there any companies who could clean out the mold? Do I need to rip up the carpeting? I have started to throw out the boxes that got wet. Any suggestions? I only go to the basement to do laundry. joy jamkaye@m... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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