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  • What kind of heating/air conditioning system (0 / 0)

    do you have?  I would just suggest getting all of the venting professionally cleaned, too, if you have forced air.  

    We've only had mild mold in the basement following a sump pump failure. Easy to clean up with bleach, although I had to leave the house for awhile while this was going on.  

    by tjb22 on Mon Nov 26, 2007 at 01:04:01 PM PDT

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    • very good point (0 / 0)

      I will bring this up with the mold guys and the insurance folks.  Thanks.  

      We were told not to take the bleach route in this case. I think that's partly because we'll find much more inside the wall, which may also have asbestos in it.  So we're leaving it to the experts.

      Mama to one son, born 12/93.

      by mamacita on Mon Nov 26, 2007 at 02:03:50 PM PDT

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      • Yes, if you're into the walls, thats an (0 / 0)

        altogether different thing.  Fortunately, our problem was confined to flooring...cement floor underneath the carpeting.  After that and the washing down with bleach, we did have the vents cleaned...if there are fumes of any kind, I pick up on them.  Anything that diminished the amount of oxygen in the air really sets me off.  It did get better after we had the vents cleaned...makes sense since our furnace is in the basement, too, and all of that bad air was being pulled up through to the rest of the house.

        by tjb22 on Mon Nov 26, 2007 at 02:08:24 PM PDT

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