Comments on: A Green (Moldy?) House http://greencouple.com/2008/04/17/a-green-moldy-house/ Learning to live green and live together Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:24:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tiny, tiny houses | GreenCouple.com http://greencouple.com/2008/04/17/a-green-moldy-house/#comment-384 Tiny, tiny houses | GreenCouple.com Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:37:19 +0000 http://greencouple.com/2008/04/17/a-green-moldy-house/#comment-384 [...] last episode of our house-buying saga, we learned that the house we were attempting to purchase had copious mold and foundation problems. Today, we signed the papers saying we weren’t going to buy it. The contractor who gave us an [...] [...] last episode of our house-buying saga, we learned that the house we were attempting to purchase had copious mold and foundation problems. Today, we signed the papers saying we weren’t going to buy it. The contractor who gave us an [...]

]]> By: Maggie http://greencouple.com/2008/04/17/a-green-moldy-house/#comment-344 Maggie Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:07:59 +0000 http://greencouple.com/2008/04/17/a-green-moldy-house/#comment-344 The house was built in 1899 but has been remodeled several times. I'm no expert but here's what the house inspector said: there is some rot so there will be some beams that need to be replaced, the leak needs to be fixed, the mold needs to be cleaned out (I think they use bleach or some super-bleach stuff), a plastic vapor barrier needs to be installed over the dirt, and then it should be just fine with no residual mold problems to worry about. It sounds like it would solve the problems but also might be really expensive so our next step will be getting a price quote from a local crawlspace expert and then we begin negotiating... The house was built in 1899 but has been remodeled several times. I’m no expert but here’s what the house inspector said: there is some rot so there will be some beams that need to be replaced, the leak needs to be fixed, the mold needs to be cleaned out (I think they use bleach or some super-bleach stuff), a plastic vapor barrier needs to be installed over the dirt, and then it should be just fine with no residual mold problems to worry about.

It sounds like it would solve the problems but also might be really expensive so our next step will be getting a price quote from a local crawlspace expert and then we begin negotiating…

]]> By: Student Doctor Green http://greencouple.com/2008/04/17/a-green-moldy-house/#comment-342 Student Doctor Green Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:45:54 +0000 http://greencouple.com/2008/04/17/a-green-moldy-house/#comment-342 Wooo girl. I would pass on the mold, but then again I have bad allergies. Wooo girl. I would pass on the mold, but then again I have bad allergies.

]]> By: equa yona http://greencouple.com/2008/04/17/a-green-moldy-house/#comment-340 equa yona Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:48:33 +0000 http://greencouple.com/2008/04/17/a-green-moldy-house/#comment-340 How old is the house? It would seem that if it is that damp you would have some rot as well, unless the place is really new. I had a crawl space with a dirt floor once, really damp. When I found that my rug was mildewing I knew something had to be done. I had to put down a layer of construction plastic sheeting on the dirt and I then insulated the floor, dang what a difference that made in dryness and warmth! I think that if you get the seller to clean up the mold it may not be that hard to take care of the dampness. How old is the house? It would seem that if it is that damp you would have some rot as well, unless the place is really new. I had a crawl space with a dirt floor once, really damp. When I found that my rug was mildewing I knew something had to be done. I had to put down a layer of construction plastic sheeting on the dirt and I then insulated the floor, dang what a difference that made in dryness and warmth! I think that if you get the seller to clean up the mold it may not be that hard to take care of the dampness.

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