Mold in the Basement

[iluvtofly 0]

So I moved into my new place in late April. It's a 3 story house broken into 4 apartments. I had a feeling since day 1 that moisture in my basement may be a problem. (It's a completely unfinished basement with no real airflow in it...one of those scary basements that you see in horror movies.)

Well, I just got my vacuum out and it's starting to grow a few things (and it's not because it's been forever since I vacuumed...I just vacuumed a week or so ago). Is there anything short of spending $100 on a dehumidifier that I can do to help rectify this situation? Thanks.

[Stuntbabex 0]

You need to tell your landlord to have the mold removed by a specialist. That stuff will get you SICK! I used to live in a duplex right by the beach and mold grew on the ceiling of the bathroom. I noticed I was getting sick a lot more often than I normally did and just felt like crap all the time. Come to find out it was all because of the mold.

[catfishhunter 2]

Where are you located? call me 877-644-0077 during buisness hours 8am-5pm mst and I will find a restorer in your area that can come out and inspect it for you. DO NOT distrub it anymore then you already have. Close off the area until a restorer can get in there.

This is not a joke and cannot be fixed with a $100 dehu. My qualifications- Master Water Restorer, Technician, Master Textile Cleaner, AMRT (Applied Microbial Technician MOLD) Odor Control,Color Repair, Repair and Re-installation, Upholstery and Fabric Technician. Also I own Superior Cleaning Solutions http://www.superiorcleaningsolutions.com

What I tell you is straight no bullshit. Any questions I'll answer when you call but you need to call me or someone else ASAP.

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[iluvtofly 0]

I'm in Northwestern Pennsylvania. I'm going to give my landlord a call tomorrow. I took a closer look in the basement tonight and it definitely looks like water is seeping in through the walls in the one corner. The other reason for the mold I'm thinking is because there's 2 sets of washers and driers (one's mine and one belongs to the guys who live upstairs). Neither of the drains for the washers go directly to the drain inthe floor so the floor gets wet when anyone does laundry and there's really no place for the moisture to go.

[skydemon2 0]

Wow I hope you are getting a hell of a deal....

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[catfishhunter 2]

Call these guys

Service Master - TEAM PA
Att: Michael Hartman
2508 Old Bristol Rd.
Holland, PA 18966
215-322-1175

MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT
Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

[iluvtofly 0]

Thanks...like I said...I'm gonna give my landlords a call first, I don't wanna have to pay for this. But I'll definitely give them that number to call.

[DJL 235]

The only solution to that is to put in a foundation drainage system. Cleaning up the water and mold is only a short term solution.

You need to FORMALLY inform the owner that the space is not habitable because of water leakage that's resulting in damage to items in the space and mold growth. That will establish a date at which you informed the owner should you seek voluntary severance of your lease.

I'm a mechanical engineer in the field of HVAC. We get requests all the time to fix an air quality problem caused by moisture and mildew. We don't because we can't - the building envelope has to keep the moisture out to begin with.

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