Chefwong
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A continuation of this thread here....
https://terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?43488-Dealing-with-Mold.....Irene-Flood
So I got a couple of contractors in today - still awaiting visits from plumbers to come up with their proposed solution on checkvalve, etc to combat sewer backflow
They say pics speak more than 1000% words so here goes some as well.
To summarize, I got sewage backflow, did NOT go high, however, I suspect it seeped into the flooring and water was hanging out ....growing mold.
The studs are clear, sheetrock does show mold and there are areas of sheetrock stuck between my stair landing / stringer that I need to remove in order to Properly remove the sheetrock. Shininga light shows mold on the stringers.
I have cut up at 2 feet of sheetrock to see how bad the mold was.
Contractor A: proposes that the bottom be cut and replaced with Durock. As well as doing tiling *which tiling is their thing*, as well as misc odds/ends.
Contractor B: proposed to DO nothing to a degree. I did have him quote me on another master bathroom and he's fairly intelligent, knows Kerdi, Ditra, etc.
However, in looking at my basement, he's got a very Green Mindset (eco friendly) and told me unless the mold presents a problem, he does not see a reason to rip up my flooring, etc. I liked Contractor B from our discussion on the master bathroom, but am very perplexed by his *eco green* response on leave the backup sewer mold alone if it does not present a problem to you.
Okay. On to the pics. Spray Jim's special brew on all the studs.
On the 1st pic, that is mold fuzz on the floor. In the latter, you can see the studs are fairly clean (won't say that about the sheerock I removed)
Not sure what to do about insulation. Just remove it at a certain height or REMOVE all 8-9' of it (fearing mold spores)
I think stairs/ landing, will need to be replaced.
I was thinking 4' of sheetrock I would cut (replacing the lower 4'). However, per contractor A, he would do Durock and then spackle ontop the Durock to make it paint grade.
Redo the wood flooring and go with tile.
https://terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?43488-Dealing-with-Mold.....Irene-Flood
So I got a couple of contractors in today - still awaiting visits from plumbers to come up with their proposed solution on checkvalve, etc to combat sewer backflow
They say pics speak more than 1000% words so here goes some as well.
To summarize, I got sewage backflow, did NOT go high, however, I suspect it seeped into the flooring and water was hanging out ....growing mold.
The studs are clear, sheetrock does show mold and there are areas of sheetrock stuck between my stair landing / stringer that I need to remove in order to Properly remove the sheetrock. Shininga light shows mold on the stringers.
I have cut up at 2 feet of sheetrock to see how bad the mold was.
Contractor A: proposes that the bottom be cut and replaced with Durock. As well as doing tiling *which tiling is their thing*, as well as misc odds/ends.
Contractor B: proposed to DO nothing to a degree. I did have him quote me on another master bathroom and he's fairly intelligent, knows Kerdi, Ditra, etc.
However, in looking at my basement, he's got a very Green Mindset (eco friendly) and told me unless the mold presents a problem, he does not see a reason to rip up my flooring, etc. I liked Contractor B from our discussion on the master bathroom, but am very perplexed by his *eco green* response on leave the backup sewer mold alone if it does not present a problem to you.
Okay. On to the pics. Spray Jim's special brew on all the studs.
On the 1st pic, that is mold fuzz on the floor. In the latter, you can see the studs are fairly clean (won't say that about the sheerock I removed)
Not sure what to do about insulation. Just remove it at a certain height or REMOVE all 8-9' of it (fearing mold spores)
I think stairs/ landing, will need to be replaced.
I was thinking 4' of sheetrock I would cut (replacing the lower 4'). However, per contractor A, he would do Durock and then spackle ontop the Durock to make it paint grade.
Redo the wood flooring and go with tile.
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