How to clean mold

[hometowngrl53]

Here is a site that i found with some helpful information on cleaning and keping you home healthy form mold

read here http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/home/ae1202w.htm

[lily]

I've used some bleach and water in a spray bottle before but make sure it is well ventilated. Personally, if the property is in a horrible condition with mold I wouldn't bother with. It is a hassle and a health risk.

[flip4u]

Great information thanks for posting it. I also have used diluted bleach water to get rid of mold. The worst kind of mold is called black mold you would need a professional to get rid of that.

[JaredfromIndiana]

If you are talking about mold in drywall, rip it out!

[flip4u]

You’re absolutely right JaredfromIndiana if you are talking about dry rip it out. We had a major water line break in our basement and mold started to collect on the dry and we had to replace all the dry wall in the basement.

[JaredfromIndiana]

Did you have to replace ALL the drywall or the bottom half? There is nothing worse than stinky crappy mold!

[hometowngrl53]

Last year we remodeled our bathroom we ended up gutting the whole thing because the previous owners of the home put a shower but it was just a hand held type and they never used moisture board so we had a job on our hands thank goodness we didn't have the mold thing going on but if we hadn't caught it when we did it could have been a mess

[thohome]

Nothing boils my blood more than to start a project only to find the previous owner did a half hearted job.. I could have said something else there.. You must use Green board in a bathroom always always always it will just mold and make a headache for later

[flip4u]

To answer your question JaredfromIndiana thank goodness we only had to replace the bottom half of the dry wall that was work in itself.