Thread: Need HELP w/ 1st WD Job!

Hi this is Jen, normally Chad. I have my first WD job. I have never done this before so this very exciting to me. I think I can handle it with a little help.
There are two rooms one with soaking wet carpet and wood paneling. The other with concrete floors and painted block walls. Everything has a thin layer of mold on it including the furniture,toys,nicknacks,and even the poor buck on the wall. We are going to remove the carpet, then going to scrub the walls and concrete floors with bleach, then rinse, dry and seal them.
Hopefully we can salvage as much of thier belongings as possible. We are also taking off some trim and replacing it with new trim. I hope that is all we have to do. I don't know until I pull back some of the paneling on the wall to make sure there is no more mold underneath it. I am also putting dehumidifiers and fans down to get everything dry. Please tell me if I am on the right track. I bid this job at 3-5K and got the job. Thanks Jen

I would not use bleach at all. I would spray everything with Micro Ban even behind the walls.

Originally Posted by danny4406

I would not use bleach at all. I would spray everything with Micro Ban even behind the walls.

i agree about not using the bleach it will get nasty with little ventelation in a basement get a gallon or 2 of some kind of micro and wash the walls with that. as far as the price goes its not bad some people will charge more some less but i think as long as you get in and out as quick as possible you will turn a profit. Its your first time and you are learning so even if you broke even it is worh the experience. what part of pa are you located in?

No bleach. You should look into the Serum System.

Why Chlorine Bleach is NOT Recommended for Mold Remediation.

The properties of chlorine bleach prevent it from “soaking into” wood-based building materials to get at the deeply embedded mycelia (roots) of mold. The object to killing mold is to kill its “roots”.

I understand that bleach based solutions are not very effective disinfectants for mold or much of anything else. However in doing a little research I learned that if you lower the pH of the bleach solution then it is not only a much more power disinfectant but it sterilizes all dried bacterial and mold spores after no longer than 20 minutes. The way that you make the solution is mix 1 cup of bleach to a gallon of water then add one cup of white vinegar to the solution. Thoroughly wet the effected areas to where they remain damp for at least 10 minutes, preferably 20. Obviously you do not want to use this solution with textile surfaces but you could use the Microban in those areas.

Here is a link to the info that I found- http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/38067.php

Listen to what these fellas are telling you. You dont want to take any short cuts. If you are going to tackle this job you should go to your interlink and at least rent all the proper equipment to complete it. That 3-5k may be a bit low on pricing, but you should still come out on top. Most interlinks will work with you on rental prices. Good luck, let us know how it goes.

1.Make sure you have a work authorization that releases you from any liability post clean up. 2 Only 5k what about the contents (sofa's chairs etc...)3 Make sure you have a work authorization that releases you from any liability post clean.

Update on this job. We went and took a closer look at the damage and it was very bad. Homeowner said it was wet for a good month. We told the homeowner the paneling needed replaced and most of the furniture should be thrown away. The mold had wicked up all the studs and even on the ceiling. Well he didn't think it was that big of a deal(I don't know how, his tenants and their children were all sick). He had another outfit come in and they told him they could save everything except the carpet and it wasn't a big deal. We don't see how this is possible, so with all the liability we walked from the job. We weren't going to take a chance of the mold coming back and us being liable, it wasn't worth it. We aren't hard up for work or anything. We thought the place should have been gutted but he didn't want to do that. He was being cheap.
Thanks to everyone for the responses and to Jason W. for the phone conversation. We learned a lot about WD & mold even though we didn't do the job. We are now going to learn more about all this and soon hope to offer this as an additional service. Thanks again TMF members!