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Removal of mold and mildew in ceiling after water leak Kate 02-10-2007
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Posted by Kate on February 10, 2007, 7:21 pm


Hi. I had a leaky pipe repaired today in a downstairs bathroom. I found
water leaking from the ceiling of the bathroom; there's a bathroom directly
overhead of this one. A while back I'd noticed some bubbling paint on the
ceiling of this bathroom, but it wasn't damp. Figured humidity from shower.
So, it seems the pipe that sprung a larger leak today has had a smaller one
going on for a while now. That was in evidence when the plumber cut out
some of the drywall in the ceiling to get to the pipes and there was a lot
of mold up there.

So now I have to have a ceiling remodel done, but how to remove the mold and
mildew up in the floor joists before the ceiling is repaired? Any easy
home-owner solutions?

Thanks,
Katey



Posted by Bob on February 10, 2007, 11:24 pm


> Hi. I had a leaky pipe repaired today in a downstairs bathroom. I found
> water leaking from the ceiling of the bathroom; there's a bathroom directly
> overhead of this one. A while back I'd noticed some bubbling paint on the
> ceiling of this bathroom, but it wasn't damp. Figured humidity from shower.
> So, it seems the pipe that sprung a larger leak today has had a smaller one
> going on for a while now. That was in evidence when the plumber cut out
> some of the drywall in the ceiling to get to the pipes and there was a lot
> of mold up there.
>
> So now I have to have a ceiling remodel done, but how to remove the mold and
> mildew up in the floor joists before the ceiling is repaired? Any easy
> home-owner solutions?
>
> Thanks,
> Katey

Spray it with a 50/50 mix of bleach & water, let it dry thoroughly,
then spray it with laquer paint to seal it.


Posted by LayPerson Tom on February 11, 2007, 10:10 am



>Hi. I had a leaky pipe repaired today in a downstairs bathroom. I found
>water leaking from the ceiling of the bathroom; there's a bathroom directly
>overhead of this one. A while back I'd noticed some bubbling paint on the
>ceiling of this bathroom, but it wasn't damp. Figured humidity from shower.
>So, it seems the pipe that sprung a larger leak today has had a smaller one
>going on for a while now. That was in evidence when the plumber cut out
>some of the drywall in the ceiling to get to the pipes and there was a lot
>of mold up there.
>
>So now I have to have a ceiling remodel done, but how to remove the mold and
>mildew up in the floor joists before the ceiling is repaired? Any easy
>home-owner solutions?
>
>Thanks,
>Katey
>


I remembered that the EPA recommended extremely easy mold removal
instructions and found them:
http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldresources.html#Basic%20Mold%20Cleanup

Good luck,

tom @ www.FreelancingProjects.com



Posted by Kate on February 11, 2007, 10:33 am


>
>
>
> I remembered that the EPA recommended extremely easy mold removal
> instructions and found them:
> http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldresources.html#Basic%20Mold%20Cleanup
>

This is great info, Tom. Thank you, and thank you, too, Bob. I see I have a
lot of work to do.

K



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