Tenant in my 3 bed house reported a mould problem in the south facing bedrooms a couple of months back. The house is probably 30 yrs old, brick veneered and built on piers. The soil in the sub floor area was damp so I put in drains along the southern (high) side and improved the underfloor ventilation (basically replaced a number of bricks with grates). The subfloor now appears to be completely dry. I'm also in the process of installing both ceiling and subfloor insulation.
I had a mould specialist inspect the place and they have produced a report recommending a range of measures, i.e.
Installation of sub floor ventilation fans;
treatment of internal surfaces and furniture;
structural drying of southern walls;
fogging of entire house to kill spores;
fogging of subfloor cavity to kill spores;
This would add up to a hefty cost ($2.5 to $3K) and I'm wondering if its really worth it. I noticed some posts where people have had success with DIY measures such are paining with Dulix mouldshield.
I am interested to know if any forum members have also experienced this dilemma and what their experiences were.
Thanks.
I had a mould specialist inspect the place and they have produced a report recommending a range of measures, i.e.
Installation of sub floor ventilation fans;
treatment of internal surfaces and furniture;
structural drying of southern walls;
fogging of entire house to kill spores;
fogging of subfloor cavity to kill spores;
This would add up to a hefty cost ($2.5 to $3K) and I'm wondering if its really worth it. I noticed some posts where people have had success with DIY measures such are paining with Dulix mouldshield.
I am interested to know if any forum members have also experienced this dilemma and what their experiences were.
Thanks.