I wish i had remembered to get a "before" picture but here is the story....
A releative hadnt cleaned an outer corner bedroom is about 6 cold months or more. The house is in a Northern climate and built in the early 1990's basic style ranch. Minimal high tech foams sealants and manner of high techy stuff.
He had a wicker chest of stuffed animals wedged in the cold corner (outer walls corner) of the bedroom. He pulled it away and had mold on about an 8inch run esch was of the lower corner where the basket was blocking heat and airflow and the darn stuffed animals added to the problem.
I probed the wall and the condensation had moistened three inches of drywall and the mold was bad enough that she wanst going to just wipe away.
I used gloves and a 3M mask and Concrobium spray to wipe most mold away and hold down the spores from taking flight. I the cut away affected areas until I arrived at clean dry-wall. I plan on cutting even farther than that (as seen by the pencil marks in the wider picture.
Luckily I can confirm NO leaks or pipes were the source. And dry clean studs are revealed. I sprayed the whole area with Concrobium and used a HEPA vac to pick up only the last few deywall bits befor taking a break for the night. Oh, I also cut away the most affected carpet and pad and tack strip. The sub floor was not "soaked" just surface softness I speayed with Concrobium and scraped away and resprayed with Concrobium yet again.
So.... Do i just do another day's treatment of Concrobium and start the rebuild...
OR
should I apply a special paint to the subfloor that was affected beneath the carpet??? Or will that counteract the beneficial effect of the treatment properties left behind by the Concrobium and thereby ACCIDENTALLY provide a fodder for future issues in the form of paint on the subfloor?
In other words, when is "enough" as far as preventative coating amd sprays and using them in concert? Secondarily when is enough enough as to "letting the subfloor dry to a crisp?
PICS of the cleaned but still slightly musty (if nose smoshed onto subfloor) area awaiting final drywall cutback and project finishing.
Reccomendations?
Closeup ( note, any darkness of the subfloor chips you see is just the material color and not soaking wet) although even after Concorbium it does still smell misty of nos pushed right to it)
A releative hadnt cleaned an outer corner bedroom is about 6 cold months or more. The house is in a Northern climate and built in the early 1990's basic style ranch. Minimal high tech foams sealants and manner of high techy stuff.
He had a wicker chest of stuffed animals wedged in the cold corner (outer walls corner) of the bedroom. He pulled it away and had mold on about an 8inch run esch was of the lower corner where the basket was blocking heat and airflow and the darn stuffed animals added to the problem.
I probed the wall and the condensation had moistened three inches of drywall and the mold was bad enough that she wanst going to just wipe away.
I used gloves and a 3M mask and Concrobium spray to wipe most mold away and hold down the spores from taking flight. I the cut away affected areas until I arrived at clean dry-wall. I plan on cutting even farther than that (as seen by the pencil marks in the wider picture.
Luckily I can confirm NO leaks or pipes were the source. And dry clean studs are revealed. I sprayed the whole area with Concrobium and used a HEPA vac to pick up only the last few deywall bits befor taking a break for the night. Oh, I also cut away the most affected carpet and pad and tack strip. The sub floor was not "soaked" just surface softness I speayed with Concrobium and scraped away and resprayed with Concrobium yet again.
So.... Do i just do another day's treatment of Concrobium and start the rebuild...
OR
should I apply a special paint to the subfloor that was affected beneath the carpet??? Or will that counteract the beneficial effect of the treatment properties left behind by the Concrobium and thereby ACCIDENTALLY provide a fodder for future issues in the form of paint on the subfloor?
In other words, when is "enough" as far as preventative coating amd sprays and using them in concert? Secondarily when is enough enough as to "letting the subfloor dry to a crisp?
PICS of the cleaned but still slightly musty (if nose smoshed onto subfloor) area awaiting final drywall cutback and project finishing.
Reccomendations?
Closeup ( note, any darkness of the subfloor chips you see is just the material color and not soaking wet) although even after Concorbium it does still smell misty of nos pushed right to it)
