Re: Mold in house after fire

[Guest guest]

If there is only mold on the joists and subfloor, disinfecting and completely

sealing with spray paint could solve the problem. If mold is growing

between the subflooring and flooring, you may have to eliminate the flooring

and subflooring, as compression of the floor changes the pressure of the

air in the space between the floor and subfloor and may send mold into

the basement between subfloor cracks.

J. May

MyHouseisKillingMe.com

chrisgjim@... wrote:

Had a big house fire on 4/30. With all

of the spring rains alot of water has gotten into the basement. All of

the subfloors and floor joists are covered in mold. My insurance

company says they can treat the mold and once the wood is dry our problem

will be gone. My wife and son have asthma and he is very allergic to mold.

We do not know what to do. The insurance company wants to repair

the house. The cost to repair the house is about the same if we were to

tear it down and rebuild a new home. We want it torn down, but I

can't get them to even talk about it. This is the same company that

has to pay $32M on a mold case. Any suggestions would help.