Is it a bad idea to try to remove mold myself?

[clickynext]

Originally posted by: thirtythree
Thanks for the replies, everyone! Now to track down a bug sprayer...

Make sure you get a laser guided spray bottle! If you don't kill the mold on the first shot, it may come and attack you.

 

[thirtythree]

Originally posted by: clickynext

Originally posted by: thirtythree
Thanks for the replies, everyone! Now to track down a bug sprayer...

Make sure you get a laser guided spray bottle! If you don't kill the mold on the first shot, it may come and attack you.

I'm not worried about precision, but it is a pretty large area to cover with a spray bottle.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Last time I removed mold from under a cabinet I used 100% bleach and a paper towel. Still alive.

Same here.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Last time I removed mold from under a cabinet I used 100% bleach and a paper towel. Still alive.

Same here.

CHLORINE BLEACH IS INEFFECTIVE IN KILLING MOLD FOR THESE REASONS:

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Last time I removed mold from under a cabinet I used 100% bleach and a paper towel. Still alive.

Same here.

CHLORINE BLEACH IS INEFFECTIVE IN KILLING MOLD FOR THESE REASONS:

Meh, I've moved.

 

[smack Down]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Last time I removed mold from under a cabinet I used 100% bleach and a paper towel. Still alive.

Same here.

CHLORINE BLEACH IS INEFFECTIVE IN KILLING MOLD FOR THESE REASONS:

Oh my god mold, here take my money mold Remediation company.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Last time I removed mold from under a cabinet I used 100% bleach and a paper towel. Still alive.

Same here.

CHLORINE BLEACH IS INEFFECTIVE IN KILLING MOLD FOR THESE REASONS:

Oh my god mold, here take my money mold Remediation company.

Actually OSHA and other agencies also say the same thing. Bleach will do ok on NON-porus items. But on wood and other porus items it will only kill what you see not ALL of the mold.
The 2 members above found that out themselves. The killed what they saw but it came back.
I have mold in my new house as the old owner was a idiot and put the exhust to the dryer into the wall. So I need to rip out that drywall and replace it. Bleach will not kill it or keep it from coming back.

 

[Greenman]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Last time I removed mold from under a cabinet I used 100% bleach and a paper towel. Still alive.

Same here.

CHLORINE BLEACH IS INEFFECTIVE IN KILLING MOLD FOR THESE REASONS:

Oh my god mold, here take my money mold Remediation company.

Actually OSHA and other agencies also say the same thing. Bleach will do ok on NON-porus items. But on wood and other porus items it will only kill what you see not ALL of the mold.
The 2 members above found that out themselves. The killed what they saw but it came back.
I have mold in my new house as the old owner was a idiot and put the exhust to the dryer into the wall. So I need to rip out that drywall and replace it. Bleach will not kill it or keep it from coming back.

To which I reply, horse shit. Bleach kills mold. No it won't kill mold in the center of a board, but then again, in 30 years of remodeling I've never seen or heard of mold in the center of a board.

 

[Squisher]

Much better than bleach, but only for use outside.

http://www.oxibrands.com/index...ontent&task=view&id=14

 

[Safeway]

Make sure you don't wear a filter mask.