Re: Re: Professional Test Results March 2005

[Guest guest]

Holy Moley. Something is really wrong with my neighbohood if the outside count

is almost 12000 sometimes. But how wrong the doctors wee to tell me everything

is all right if the indooe count is less.

who <jeaninem660@...> wrote: -barb, are you haveing chimney

redone where it comes out of roof, or

done away with completely?-- In

, " barb1283 " <barb1283@...> wrote:

>

> With topic of professional test results thought I'd post mine which

> I had done winter of 2005 after doing mold plates with Home Depot

> which I can post sometime too. Results aren't the same but areas

> they decided needed remediation are the same. However I have had

> plate results change within a short time too.

>

> Total counts:

> Outside 84

> Basement 295

> Living Rm 169

> Master Bedroom (-that is room chimney goes through that had a leak

> and smell musty which I have closed up) 549

>

> Master Bedroom:

> Coprinus 42, background 0 (testor said one spore caught)

> Aspergillus 422, background 42 (testor said 10 spores caught)

> Cladosporium 84, background 42 (testor said 2 spores caught)

> *fibrous particulate 169, background 0 (so I think attic

insulation

> or old carpet padding that seems to be showing up as possible

> problem. old carpet padding may be in bad condition and is

> something like jute that can develope mold. That is what current

> testing seems to be showing. Just making an interesting note on

> this fibrous thing showing up in testing.)

>

> Living Room:

> (right below master bedroom and room chimney goes through on first

> floor)

> Aspergillus 127, background 42

> Cladosporium 42, background 42

> *fibrous particulate 84, background 0

> (...so room closer to attic, master bedroom EVEN in winter is

> showing more mold than lower floor. Some of chimney brick has

> broken up due to weather and chimney goes through both of these

> rooms but of course is in worse shape near roof.)

>

> I did not have attic tested as I wasn't concerned about 'air

> quality' in attic but later testing showed elevated counts in attic

> I don't have handy he said 5 times higher than outside air.

>

> Summer tests done a few months ago were different. Different type

> of mold predominated but still aspergillus showing up, with culture

> plates. I will be posting. Just thought I'd do these since Carl

> posted cassette type counts on mold analysis subject.

>

[Guest guest]

This was in the 'dead of winter' Leigh, February

in the midwest, so that would make a difference

-I BELIEVE.

--- Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...>

wrote:

> Holy Moley. Something is really wrong with my

> neighbohood if the outside count is almost

> 12000 sometimes.

[Guest guest]

Hi Jeanine. There is beautiful mantal and

fireplace opening. It is really centerpiece of

living room. I guess I could have it closed off

but doesn't ever home need a chimney? I never

saw a house without a chimney.

Anyway, I was considering remediation

recommendation to open up wall in master bedroom

and inspect. If it looks like there are problems

further down, then open up wall around chimney on

first level too but I doubt it would need to be

done that far down. While open, probably rebuild

or repair chimney from wherever it has trouble

through to top. Perhaps put liner in it, to help

seal off future problems???

Inspectors/testors thought house was not bad but

due to VOCS in master bedroom and my not feeling

well etc, open up wall and inspect. Chimney

needs repair anyway and wall is cracked along

chimney line on both floors but plaster cracks

easily so may be just a shift in house that

caused crack.

--- who <jeaninem660@...> wrote:

> -barb, are you haveing chimney redone where it

> comes out of roof, or

> done away with completely?-- In

> , " barb1283 "

>

[Guest guest]

Jeanine, I'll have to see what options on chimney

are. Brick is crumbling and there is white

deposits that are obviously from water up in

attic but it leak was fixed. Who knows how long

it went on or if it was second or third leak.

Birds used to fall down chimney once in awhile

and were flying around in house when I got there

(twice). I didn't know why that was happening,

was my great aunt's house at the time. I just

shooed them out. One time I called the police to

help me...don't ask me why, but they came and

helped get the bird out. Later I realized she

needed a chimney cap and flue needed to be

closed. I didn't have working fireplace in any

home before that so didn't know. Since that was

case, probably bird droppings in there, so

probably not very clean. Maybe that is whole

problem with attic air as chimney brick looks

like it has crumbled in attic. I can't see it

very well since I can't walk up there and opening

to attic is at opposite end of attic from

chimney. Oh well, I guess it's an old house

with lots of problems I am discovering.

--- who <jeaninem660@...> wrote:

> -I know what your saying, I would want to keep

> the fireplace to. I do

> know that mold grows very well in the

> tuckpointing between bricks.