Mold

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Has anyone ever had mold removed from their house? For those who don't know, I recently moved back to my own house after six years at my mother's. As I'm cleaning and unpacking (thank heavens I haven't gotten far on the repacking!), I've found two definite patches of mold.

One was under a windowsill, and the window is going to be replaced soon. Should I try to get rid of the mold prior to having the new window installed, or see if there's more first?

The other patch is pretty small, about 3 inches square, but in my pantry. It's gotta go NOW!

I have Killz paint, but I think I still want to somehow get it out first. Just to make things fun, mold & mildew is one of my bigger allergies, and now I know why I haven't been able to shake a virus for the past two months!

Help!!

The mold under the window is due to the fact that the window almost certainly had a leak. If you replace the window, be sure to remove the drywall at the time you're having the window done, and look behind the area where the drywall was to determine the extent of the mold. If you don't treat the mold, you'll only continue to have a problem, despite the fact that your window is no longer leaking. It may be on the wood framing the window, or on whatever it is that's behind that drywall.

A good cleaning of the area with a strong bleach mixture and letting it dry thoroughly before putting up new drywall. I'm not talking the entire room, just a piece that goes under that window.

The one in the pantry could be from plumbing behind the wall - is there a bathroom above the pantry?

I'm from Florida. We KNOW mold. We don't get excited and we know that not all mold is "black mold". Heck, there are some days in July when we GROW mold between showers. On our own bodies.