NEED HELP! Construction Pre-Drywall - Shoddy Work, Mold, Framing, etc.
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Comments (10)you should really start a new thread as you'll get more input Donna. first understand that for mold to grow it needs two things, moisture & a food source. eliminate the moisture source, once you find out what it is. I'd start at the roof. open the ceiling, remediate..maybe as simple as letting things dry out once moisture is stopped, maybe materials need to be replaced. you won't know until you can see it. it takes time for mold to grow, it doesn't happen overnight, so maybe hoa will have to cover it if it predates your repair of roof. inside the home it can take 5 years...but in a garage? don't know. you'll want someone experienced in mold remediation to handle materials properly & safely as they are removed. and be able to prove it if necessary to hoa. that may be expensive. I do a some of mold remediation, respirators, sealing off room, double bagging materials etc. reason for doing the work is that too many people treat mold like a gold mine & scare homeowners with toxic mold stories. realistically, only 2 types are toxic, and every house has mold...somewhere. so try to steer clear of those folks. so, if you were to diy, fix leak, open ceiling. once you open a spot up...you can look to see how far the damage extends. cut out sheetrock to that point & look again, cut so that you can easily replace it with new sheet/piece. remove insulation, if any & look at 2x's to see if mold has grown on them. I use tsp (tri sodium phosphate or something like that) & scrub with a brush. let dry, rinse, scrub again. let it all dry for a few days. put a fan on it. check moisture level of wood & at 30% you can close it up again. tape & float sheetrock. sometimes I'll kiltz or bullseye/zinner the framing members when the area is opened. hope your hoa will do what is right here for you. best of luck...See MoreMOLD all over brand new construction!
Comments (57)Please update on how the problem was handled! I have me own tale of woe and hopefully can be an example of what can happen if you move into a house that has a mold problem. My husband, my son and I moved into our brand new home in Jan 2016. Literally a month later I began having issues with what I thought could be liver (nausea, pain in my right side, my right side under rib cage felt as if it were swollen) and I went to doctors, of course there was nothing wrong with me, but then my skin went bonkers, became red, so irritated that smiling hurt! And I won't even bring up all the countless respiratory problems! I've lost appetite, lost weight, but then suddenly gained it all back plus some more. My skin problems became a daily struggle... I could go on and on! To make a long story short, we're moving out in December! I can't wait! There's black colored mold seeping through cracks in shower stall of our master bathroom and I haven't been sleeping in my bedroom because of the smell. We're foreclosing. F this noise!! We wanted this house so much and were so excited to own a brand new home not knowing how miserable it can make us! (I have allergies and was hoping a brand new house would mean clean environment for me) OP, protect your kiddos, stop this train before it derails! And I know how you feel about your son's kindergarten, it's such special time for him and you and now it's all uncertain and it causes anxiety because you want to provide stability for your child. My little boy started kindergarten too in August and we're going to transfer him to a different school once we move. I can't wait til we're out of this house! Please get an attorney involved to help you get through this nightmare without losing the battle. And please update on the progress and I wish you happy ending!!!...See MorePre-Drywall meeting or Frame Walk through
Comments (9)Tara P- ask your contractor to walk through, with you. If you have a decent contract- Builder's Warranty etc- he/she cares as much as you do at this step. Framing goes fast. If it's a quality builder with quality framers, you'll more than likely end up with a board/support etc (here and there) that needs to be replaced. No big deal- you go through with blue tape, and anything "off" get's replaced. This is, truly, the place where it can cause you headaches later on, so be as protective as you need to be. Calm is the storm that fuels builds. At each major step, check- lock, with your contractor. Be strong, and it will be fine. Dry wall is another step. Take it on as it comes. Can I tell you a "funny"? I once took my nephew (in his late 30s) to the new build. We had just mud, over the framing. No real stairs, and I was accustomed, at that point, to scampering up and using the framing to help. WHOOPS. Mud wasn't dry, and I left a couple of handprints. BUMMER, as I was expecting drywall next- except, we had two other coats of mud, before drywall, so I was given a pass. Relax, be smart, and lean on your pros....See MoreShoddy work or the only fix to a problem?
Comments (14)"My guess is that the contractor who put them up did not want to make all those cuts to fit it nicely on the stairs." I think what you are dealing with is a remodel or two done by a hack contractor or the former homeowner, and whoever did it either wanted to do it the easiest way or was somewhat incompetent, or both. I think the existing stairs were butchered in the remodel process, not that they were installed that way. I know that doesn't help you fix this, but it sounded like you were puzzled that it was done like this so I thought I'd opine....See MoreUser
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