Re: musty smell = mold?? FELICE

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Felice,

I've noticed that when you post on same subject, you start a new post.

It is okay with me but if you are having trouble finding your own posts

and responses to them, put your own 'online name','felice', into

the 'group search window' and it will pull up your own posts and

responses to them.

That way you don't miss anyone directing a response to you. Just in

case you missed it, this was my post to you about musty odor in your

basement and chimney. I just think it is important you consider attic

as source of odor:

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Felice, I've been through this very thing myself. I bet any money your

problem is in attic. I cleaned and repaired basement five years ago of

visible mold and repaired foundation that was causing it. It has

stayed fixed and dry. Winters are fine (when warm air rises from

basement into attic and out of house), but when summer hit, air

reverses and attic air comes down into house.

Most likely mold spores from basement rose into attic, infested attic

and then summer heat reverses air flow the toxic air and spores come

down into the floors below. A telltale sign is that the chimney has an

odor, probably leaking through loose bricks in the chimney from attic

into house. I feel very confident of this since I've gone through it,

actually just working out remediating attic myself.

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> so, if the basement smells musty, that means it's still unhealthy for

sure? And it's definately still moldy??

> These questions may sound simplistic to some of you but, i need to

ask them. (I just covered my fireplace up and am covering the basement

door with a garbage bag which doesnt seem to bother me yet) felice

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