Spiro: I had a mould problem in the basement last year. The most effective thing I did was to get one of those reusable spray cans from Harbor Freight, and fill it halfway with air from my compresser and halfway with a chlorox solution of 1 to 1 chlorox and water. I realize this is a stronger solution than what is generally recommended, but it worked very quickly. Another thing I did was to introduce about a pint of the same solution into the lkines that drain my air conditioner and dehumidifier, which did a nice job of cleaning out the floor drain and presumably the pipes as well.
Bill Stephan, Kansas City MO Email: [email protected] Phone: (816)803-2469 -original message- Subject: [BlindHandyMan] now what is the last word on mold? From: Spiro <[email protected]> Date: 02/03/2009 01:44 I've written about the basement water. It was ground water. No supply pipe there at all. We dug with a back hoe down to 8ft, and found more and more big rocks which were glued together with mud. Dirt sat atop them and sifted down between them in the 50 years since the place was built. So we sealed, and tar'd the wall and started filling with gravel. A cement deck was poured, and at about 6ft, a sump basin and well was set. A french drain was placed to let water run into the basin and more stone was poured around that. dirt was poured in from about 3 ft deep and the pumps outlet is running donwhill to a storm gutter 20 ft away. Seems rain and ground water were meeting where the old french drain could no longer allow freedom. So, after about a year of this, I've removed the wet wood, and have exposed 6,4 by 3ft of cement wall behind the knotty pine pannels. I have gray to black marks on the cement from about 1ft high down to about 4 inches high for about 3 ft of wall. I've sprayed it with the spray the plumber left me. I don't know if it's invalid mold now; but I've since sprayed it with glass and tile cleaner in a 1 to 1 concentrate from a 5 to 1 bottle. Did I hear somewhere that the magic primer *Kilz* will put a complete end to mold? If not, what will, and trust me, I need do it before I place anything in that hole. I'll wait till summer if I must. So what is the final answer in ultimately finishing this mold? Thanks
