Mold-Thanks for the help

[Tracy]

As I said in the topic under Mold labeled "Mold-the complete story". I felt with so many people giving thoughts to this matter, I contacted the factory and gave them the URL. They have now decided to have the home tested to determine what type of mold lives and how to rid the home if at all possible.

I will be returning to this home again on Sunday 11-9-03 to cut holes in the sheetrock to find out how deep this mold has gone, and to take samples for testing as well.
I have been instructed to remove overhead cupboards in the kitchen to see what lives there also.

Just to let you know that before the plant read all your messages, they wanted this home just scrubbed down and painted. (See how important sites like this can be!)
Keep in mind the factory is only interested in knowing if this home will be more cost effective to SAFELY repair than to replace.. If the repairs are close or excede, they wont have much choice but replacement.

Pictures available at http://www.mbqc.com/mold

Thanks again for your input!

-Tracy Mason
www.mbqc.com

[Tahlborn]

Tracy
I'm glad to see the plant is concerned with the viability of this home.

If it were my home, I'd have major concerns with being able to live there. Have the heat ducts been checked for mold? Are they the fiberglass or metal ducts?
The water from the pipe break had to have flowed into the duct work, which means mold is probably growing in the nooks and crannies of the duct work. Everytime the HVAC kicks on mold spores will be spread through out the home. The furnace should be checked too.

Tim

[Charlotte]

Tracy, BEFORE you go back in that "home" put on a Surgical mask so as to not inhale any of those spores. Might not be a bad idea to wear a hazmat suit either.

[Tracy]

Thanks for the advice Charlotte.

Like I said before, on Monday I inspected this home. Tuesday I started feeling sick, and the rest of the week I have spent at home being sick.. Last time I was this ill was over 3 years ago.

I also had my service manager purchase a mask with filters yesterday and a cloth suite to wear over my clothing while I'm back in the home later this week...

Thanks for the Good Advice!

-Tracy
www.mbqc.com

[Charlotte]

Good Luck and health and do keep us posted! Hope you are feeling better by now.

[Usagi]

I don't know if you know yet, but Tracy Mason Passed away on September 10th, 2010. He battled a short 5 months of lung cancer. Probably caused from the mold. I wish he wore the mask sooner. He posted how he felt sick, it only escalted from there on out. I won't go into detail about my father, but I just thought you should know. Also on mold hill several pets and a small baby passed away from the black mold. If only we knew then what we knew today.

[Chris N.]

How long does Mold take to develop? I have a major water leak underneath my Mobile Home. A few months ago I noticed sagging to my bathroom floor, and just last week a new area of sagging in the entry way floor. I don't know how long this leakage has been happening. I would appreciate any information. Thanks in advance...

[David Oxhandler]

Mold is a living organism. Under optimum conditions it takes mold only 24 to 48 hours to start to grow at the microscopic levels. It may be a week or two before it populates enough to be visible to the naked eye. As you can see from the posts above, mold can in some cases become deadly.

Don't panic, but don't delay getting the problem(s) fixed. If your floors are sagging you have the additional risk of the decking collapsing suddenly under the weight of any random foot step, which can lead to serious injury. Get that leaked fixed and the decking replaced ASAP.

Correcting plumbing leaks and replacing damaged floor decking are relativity easy do-it-yourself projects. Download The Manual for Manufactured Home Repair & Upgrade for complete and easy to follow steps on the floor replacement and plumbing techniques.

If you are not going to make the repairs yourself use the information in the Manual to become an empowered consumer. By arming yourself with the understanding of the scope of the project you will have the upper hand when it comes to hiring a contractor to do the job, or requesting home warranty service.

[MP]

We have a problem with mold on our Master bedroom/bathroom ceiling. It is not in any other room of this doubleiwde MH. We had a new A/C unit put in July 2010, prior to that we didn't have any mold problems. We have bleached the ceiling (like we were told to do) and it has come back. Any suggestion! I am not comfortable with this problem.

[David Oxhandler]

Bleaching the ceiling only covers the problem for a short time. If there is mold there is generally a source of moisture for the mold to thrive on. You most likely have a roof leak or a condensation problem.

Are your heat/air ducts in the ceiling ?

Have you checked your roof for possible problems at or above the location of the mold?