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Healthy Stealthy
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:00 am Reply with quote
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Hello,

We are flooded in my furnished basement. We have furniture and carpet.
The water is still coming in after 5 days.

We are going to have the basement cleaned by a specialist. By that I
mean carpet taken up water sucked out, cleaned dried with fans and
hopefully dehumidifiers.

But I want to be protected against mold. I just learned that cleaning
a basement and doing mold remediation are two separate things. Should
we hire someone who does both? Or will getting the water out on time
protect us from the mold?

Thanks
Phisherman
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:15 pm Reply with quote
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On 19 Apr 2007 04:00:37 -0700, Healthy Stealthy
<healthystealthy@gmail.com> wrote:

Quote:
Hello,

We are flooded in my furnished basement. We have furniture and carpet.
The water is still coming in after 5 days.

We are going to have the basement cleaned by a specialist. By that I
mean carpet taken up water sucked out, cleaned dried with fans and
hopefully dehumidifiers.

But I want to be protected against mold. I just learned that cleaning
a basement and doing mold remediation are two separate things. Should
we hire someone who does both? Or will getting the water out on time
protect us from the mold?

Thanks

Depends on how quickly basement is completely dried out. Mold/mildew
grows fast under ideal conditions.
layla17
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:30 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Posts: 24
I recommend having your whole basement rid of mold. It isn't something that you want to take a chance with. Mold can cause a handful of problems.

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