Hey guys, first time on here and looking forward to enjoying everyone's input. A house that I am eying up to purchase has a MAJOR mold issue in the basement. It is a foreclosure and I'm looking for something cheap that needs work and that I can turn around and sell or rent out so that is why I am not running and hiding.
In the basement ALL the walls are covered in Black mold. I have a friend who is a do-it-yourself real estate investor and he says its not as hard as you would think. From what I remember from the conversation is this. He says I need to gut the entire walls down to the studs. Then he says I need to apply, if I recall, "Masonary Paint". I'm not sure if that's the term he used, anyway. He said apply it to everything and that will get rid of the mold. He also said he thinks the mold was coming b/c of the plant life around the edge of the entire house is just well over grown and growing ON the house. He said when that happens plants bring water/moisture into the house. Also the studs are all wrapped in plastic, he said this keep the moisture inside the house and doesn't allowed it to breathe. The mold is on the walls and on part of the main floors. The house is built in 1947 so it has hardwood floors under carpet that I would be replacing. Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys and I'm Looking forward to hearing your opinions
In the basement ALL the walls are covered in Black mold. I have a friend who is a do-it-yourself real estate investor and he says its not as hard as you would think. From what I remember from the conversation is this. He says I need to gut the entire walls down to the studs. Then he says I need to apply, if I recall, "Masonary Paint". I'm not sure if that's the term he used, anyway. He said apply it to everything and that will get rid of the mold. He also said he thinks the mold was coming b/c of the plant life around the edge of the entire house is just well over grown and growing ON the house. He said when that happens plants bring water/moisture into the house. Also the studs are all wrapped in plastic, he said this keep the moisture inside the house and doesn't allowed it to breathe. The mold is on the walls and on part of the main floors. The house is built in 1947 so it has hardwood floors under carpet that I would be replacing. Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys and I'm Looking forward to hearing your opinions