So, I got a better pic of the drywall situation. I put my endoscope in the wall trying to see how far I could see mold and how high up it went. However..... that thing is hard to wrangle in there lol.
Anyways, this pic is from my phone, I stuck it in the hole and took a pic. From what I could discern, it goes up about 2 feet (although very sparing after about 12 inches) and is about 5.5 feet into the length of the kitchen. I emptied all the cabinets out and my daughter is going to move everything that I boxed up into my moms old room.
The question.... would it be safe for me to remove the drywall myself? I know I would need to wear an N95 and goggles and a suit if I can find one big enough for my rump (lol), and I can buy one of those zippered plastic wall things and put fans in the window.
The part I'm very unsure of is the floor. The underneath has been sprayed with bactronix professionally. Can I get buy with doing the same thing with RMR-141? The bottle say non-porous but the website says it can be used on wood.
I will have to pull up vinyl roll linoleum (not glued down) and Luan that I put down 14ish years ago. I was thinking that if the wood had any integrity, I could put that black roofing paper down over top of the old once it was treated and dried, and then put 1/2 plywood or maybe OSB down (I know OSB isn't a great choice for the kitchen).
What would you do? Truthfully? I don't care to pay someone to do it if that is absolutely best, however if they are just going to do what I mentioned then why pay them for that?
I should add that the leak was fixed about 6 years ago. So the mold has been there that long.
Also..... should i mist vinegar on what i can get to? Or leave it undisturbed?
Anyways, this pic is from my phone, I stuck it in the hole and took a pic. From what I could discern, it goes up about 2 feet (although very sparing after about 12 inches) and is about 5.5 feet into the length of the kitchen. I emptied all the cabinets out and my daughter is going to move everything that I boxed up into my moms old room.
The question.... would it be safe for me to remove the drywall myself? I know I would need to wear an N95 and goggles and a suit if I can find one big enough for my rump (lol), and I can buy one of those zippered plastic wall things and put fans in the window.
The part I'm very unsure of is the floor. The underneath has been sprayed with bactronix professionally. Can I get buy with doing the same thing with RMR-141? The bottle say non-porous but the website says it can be used on wood.
I will have to pull up vinyl roll linoleum (not glued down) and Luan that I put down 14ish years ago. I was thinking that if the wood had any integrity, I could put that black roofing paper down over top of the old once it was treated and dried, and then put 1/2 plywood or maybe OSB down (I know OSB isn't a great choice for the kitchen).
What would you do? Truthfully? I don't care to pay someone to do it if that is absolutely best, however if they are just going to do what I mentioned then why pay them for that?
I should add that the leak was fixed about 6 years ago. So the mold has been there that long.
Also..... should i mist vinegar on what i can get to? Or leave it undisturbed?