I’m trying to be careful.

I have the bathroom closed off, window open, ceiling fan on.

I’m wearing an N95 mask, safety glasses, gloves, washing my clothes separately. Not letting my kid near me until after a shower. I take a shower right after working.

I’m wiping my glasses and phone with alcohol after working.

I put molded material in plastic bag and threw it in the trash can immediately after working.

I’m trying to move faster, so things aren’t just sitting in the open. I’ve removed most of it now.

Did I miss anything? Anything else I should be doing? 🤔

(Yes, that insulation is wet. I need to remove it as well.)

  • CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    4·
    4 hours ago

    You’re doing the right process. Concrobium is great, just make sure you get the relative humidity down below 40% for it to work properly. The good thing about it is that it creates a permanent film on most surfaces that doesn’t allow mold to grow again. Luckily mold is generally something that gets you sick over time, most mold anyway. It’s not an instant thing, and the spores are always in the air and on surfaces regardless of what you do. I’m not an expert, but I do think that a lot of people see any type of mold and associate with the classic black mold. Most of the time, it’s not that type of mold, even if it’s black in color.

    Good that you had treated wood there, but is there anything below this area, like a basement or crawlspace? If it’s anything other than a concrete slab, you may have to check that out to see how damaged it might be.

  • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
    9·
    8 hours ago

    Or similar.

    Sold at Homedepot, tool rental usually has a fogger machine to coat the room, but the spray bottles work fine too.

    That insulation needs to go too.

    • uuj8za@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      5·
      7 hours ago

      Yeah, I believe I’ve removed the leak… see the plastic bag to the left? That’s where a toilet used to be. I’m fairly certain the toilet was leaking… for months… (and I’m an idiot who didn’t associate the smell with mold). The leak made it into the adjacent closet.

      Phase one: Remove drywall, carpet, tile. Remediate the mold.

      Phase two: Install a new toilet (I didn’t install the previous one.)

      The old toilet had a blackened… hardened wax ring. Anyway, that’s a whole different project. Focusing on the mold for now.