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We sprayed the cabinets with Concrobium 2 weeks ago, and so far, nothing has returned.

Ok, so I did submit a post about mold already, but wanted to submit a new one with more info. We are in SC had about 18-20 inches of rain in 48 hours in October. We had no water come into our home....however, I believe we are now seeing the aftermath of moisture (I think?). We found mold...

I am also trying to get the humidity under control. We left the dehumidifier off while we were at work (about 8/9 hours) and the humidity was at 66% when we got home. When the dehumidifier is running, we can get the house down to around 50%/55%. Prior to using the dehumidifer at all, the house...

Thank you! The company's plan is to remove the mold in the attic and crawl space....they are going to heat and fan the crawl space to dry up 100%. Then, HEPA vacuum mold spores and fog with sani-shield and lay down a 10mil vapor barrier. For the attic, they are going to HEPA vacuum mold spores...

The company also recommended for our HVAC air handler be cleaned as well and we install a UV light and possibly an air purifier.....any suggestions on any of these?

I apologize in advance for the long post, but would appreciate any and all help!!! Here in SC we had a TON of rain in October and we've had quite a few rainstorms since our big flooding incident and things haven't had a lot of time to dry out. My house did not suffer from water intrusion, but...

Yes, it is not :( I heard the plastic that gets sealed to part of your foundation works better than just plastic on the floor. So, I think that might be a good option?

I looked into the encapsulated crawl spaces and have heard mixed reviews. Plus, this is our first house and not sure how long we're going to be in it...so not sure if I want to go ahead and dump that much money into it. We had someone go under there today to check our duct work. He did say it...

Both neighbors on either side have lived here for at least 7 years and have said that they never have had water in their crawl space, so I am guessing this is not the norm. When our inspector and termite inspector checked our crawl space, both said it was in great condition. Water usually pools...

Just checked our crawl space this morning....looks dry except for a larger puddle by the sump pump. Thankful the pump pumped all the water out for the most part. We are going to shop vac the water out that is standing there and put a large fan in for the day to circulate the air (we have vents...

Thank you for all the information! I looked into how they do the vapor barrier and it looks like they seal it to the foundation walls (I thought they just laid plastic on the ground and covered it with gravel). We're going to look into having it done in the coming weeks. I am thankful to have...

Yes, alot of water! I had 3 people under the crawl space (home inspector, 2 different termite inspectors) that said it was dry and no wood rot) so, I am guessing this is just a result of all unusual massive amounts of rain we have. The foundation is brick and is higher at that end of the house...

We had 11 inches of rain in the past 48 hours so this has been a significant rainfall for us! I know my neighbors all have water in their crawlspaces as well, but unfortunately, do not have sump pumps. The pump has been pumping water out all day and I cannot see any visible water in the space...

We do not have a vapor barrier (so no plastic) My house is on a hill, so I am not sure if the crawl space is level. I do know that the water is more at the one end (heading down the hill and where the sump pump is). The land around us does not slow away unfortunately. Water comes from my...

Hello! We just bought our house in May and the inspector said the crawl space looked good and was dry. He also said there is a french drain system in the crawl space and a sump pump. We are on the downside of a hill in our neighborhood and have noticed that when it rains, we get some water...