CELLULOSE IN CARPETS????

[KEN]

AFTER 3 YEARS OF CONSTANT DUSTING OF WHITE DRYWALL POWDER TYPE DUST, AND USING A DYSON SWEEPER SOMETIMES 2 TIMES A DAY, WE DECIDED TO HAVE THE CONTENTS OF OUR SWEEPER ANALYSED. IT CAME BACK 60% CELLULOSE..
TODAY THE MANUF. HAD THE DUCT WORK CLEANED BY A PROFESSIONAL AIR DUCT CLEANER.
HE GOT ALMOST NOTHING OUT OF THE DUCT WORK.
I SHOWED HIM THE CONTENTS OF THE SWEEPER BEFORE HE STARTED TO DO THE WORK, AND RIGHT AFTER I RAN THE CLEANER AGAIN AND GOT THIS BALL OF DARK GRAYISH MATERIAL.
SINCE HE DIDN'T GET ANYTHING OUT OF THE DUCT WORK LIKE THAT HE SAID THE CARPETS PROBABLY HAD CELLULOSE IN IT....
WE ARE AT WITS END TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM.
ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO FIND OUT ?
THE CLEANER ALSO GETS SAND IN IT.

[Neil]

I DON'T KNOW OF ANY CARPET MADE WITH CELLULOSE MOST CARPETS ARE ANOTHER PLASTIC MATERIAL LIKE NYLON OR POLYPROPYLENE. BUT SPRAYED ON CELLULOSE INSULATION CAN BE A GRAYISH COLOR. BUT AFTER THREE YEARSOF CLEANING I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE CLEANED UP.

[KEN]

NEIL,
I HOPE I AM DOING THIS RIGHT SO I CAN RESPOND TO YOU.
YES, AFTER 3 YEARS, WE STILL ARE GETTING THE SAME MATERIAL IN OUR CLEANER.
SINCE READING ABOUT MOLD, I AM CONCERNED THAT SINCE THE DEALER DIDN'T GRADE THE LOT PROPERLY AND WE HAD WATER UNDER THE BLACK PLASTIC, AND ON THE TOP DUE TO WATER RUNNING UNDER THE HOME WHEN IT RAINED, WE MIGHT HAVE MOLD GROWING IN THE INSULATION UNDER THE HOME (ROLLED INSULATION TYPE)>
THE BELLY TAPE WON'T EVEN STICK DUE TO THE MOISTURE.
COUGHS, SINUS INFECTIONS, ITCHING,,,WE HAVE IT ALL, I AM VERY
WORRIED...
ANY REPLY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.....

[David Oxhandler]

Mold seems to have become a major problem in all types of buildings in recent years. I had a mold problem develop after I owned a home for over 10 years. It is a very nice place that I had rented to several different families over the years. A young couple moved in and lived there happily for almost a year. They went on vacation and left some of the windows open. It rained several times while they were away. A short time after they returned and closed up the house the mold problem became severe. We called in a licensed mold removal company who did a great job and guaranteed the results. We have not had a problem since.

After three years it may be difficult to get the seller to take responsibility. Check your local yellow pages. Get a licensed professional on the job. Keep records, take pictures, do what ever you think may be correct to assign liability after your sure that your home and family are safe.

[KEN]

DAVID,
YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND, THIS WAS A NEW DOUBLE WIDE THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY SET UP. THE LOT WAS NEVER GRADED SO THE WATER RAN AWAY FROM THE HOME. THE HOME WAS NOT PROTECTED PROPERLY WHILE ON THE LOT AT THE DEALERS. WE HAVE WARPED FLOORS, WALLS THAT ARE BOWING, ETC., WE EVEN HAD THE CROSSOVER AND THE HEAT TAPES LAYING IN WATER FOR 2 YEARS.
THE INSULATION KEEPS FALLING DOWN UNDER THE HOME DUE TO WETNESS.
WE WERE EVEN ASKED BY THE HOME INSPECTOR IF THIS HOME WAS EVER WET....
BELIEVE ME, WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS BATTLE FOR 3 YEARS NOW, EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED IT.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP...

[David Oxhandler]

Ken -

I do understand your in a bad situation. After three years if you realize that the seller is not going to do anything on his own, I would make the environment safe for my family and then try to recover the cost. If that is not possible for you, seek the advice of a competent attorney as soon as possible, and do what you can to minimize your family's risk