How Basement Mold Is Removed | This Old House
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Kevin finds demo expert Ron Peik in the basement as his crew comes up with a plan to remove the mold.
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How Basement Mold Is Removed | This Old House
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Learned the importance of protection against mold when I got a really bad respiratory infection that had me coughing up blood from working on a bathroom renovation project. I’m only 21 and understand now why mold is a big concern to many people, especially to those who have respiratory illnesses
Before rebuilding they should install a pressure relief system.
What it entails is a crock or a sump pit then dig down to the bottom of the foundation footing perimeter. Install the 4” perforated drain piping into a sump pit with a sump pump. Plumb to outside. then pour drainage gravel over perimeter piping 3” from concrete floor. Pour concrete floor allowing for an expansion joint along the walls. You have to lower the water table before rebuilding.
Get dehumidifier yeah I know it’s “expensive” but it’s really worth it in the long run.
Anish hang a material in their crawlspace, absorbs all the moisture
Pretty interesting to see they are looking at mold, talking about mold with absolutely no protection but also talking about how it is important to work on removing mold with…protection! 😂
1:53 Let’s cook.
Twofer. Let's cook & make $5K ripping out these walls.
Alrighty... alot he said is ok... but they didn't need to take out all the studs or the whole wall.. 2 to 4 feet from the ground or 2 feet from the mold..infected area.. wood can be treated with a fungicide and encapsulate and wire brush of course if it's not bad like this place..containment yes... negative air yes.. but they didn't treat the mold to kill it before they started ripping into it they just bagged it in a contaminated area...dust on the bags they use..spores go on that since it's kicked up in the air..now they brought it thru out the whole house
I was thinking the same thing about the bags, was also wondering why on earth they’ve chosen to sweep up debris instead of using a HEPA vacuum.
I have mold in the basement shower. Is there a solution I can use to remove the mold? is there a normal humidity level in the basement that will prevent the mold from occurring in the future?
@@Saywhatohno Use a 5% v/v bleach solution or a fungicidal soap (Concrobium). You need to clean regularly. Install a constant flow exhaust fan.
@@slambam6191 I am sorry what is 5% v/v and can you buy it or do i have to make it at home? Any good fungicidal soap you can recommend?
5 parts bleach + 95 parts water. Fungicide = concrobium.
Great info, would love to see which direction they go with the new floor, and the process of it being done! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
They should rename the tiltle to how make $5000 in 2 hours .. 🤣😂🤣🤣
This job would be less than $700 to an honest n professional company
A rip-off indeed
and they are left with a bare, cold, concrete basement wall :...(
On every show, I have wondered how much cold hard cash these people must have to do these super expensive repairs and pay half the people who are just standing around. Vila and the red-head never seem to be around when the nasty jobs are going on
way to much overkill. just remove it. that is not hazardous waste. throw it in the dumbster, done. that is nothing. you want a respirator, fine, but this is crazy overkill for that amount of mold.
They put a negative pressure hepa filter dome over their yard and wear full body PPE in spring time cause the flower pollen causes itchy nose.
It's all for the cameras. I've done full guts without a mask and all I got was s stuffy nose from the dust
Well? Did they put a penetrating vapor barrier down or another slab on top? You left us hanging in suspense lol 😂
they just need pressure treated wood in contact with the cement.
We will never know.
They are the highest basement ceilings I have ever seen.
No sheet! Thought I was looking down at a hockey arena.
How are the tools treated once the workers leave? Are they cleaned or just put in the truck?
We treat our equipment before we leave the job and replace the filters of our machines
We would clean our machines but our tools would just be put in our bags and we'd move on
This is a serious problem when it gets into a basement apartment. You always get an inspection before moving into one, Health problems are real. It could kill you
What the hell is up with that last shot- Kevin looks like he's half normal size.
😂 yeah what the heck
Its the mold. its like having a fall effect on both of them, its making Ron grow, and yes, making Kevin shrink!
@@michaelmarage415 lol
They inhaled too much meth they were making in the containment.
I put self leveling compound on my 85yo concrete basement floor then basic 12x12 porcelain tile with modified thinset directly to the concrete. 10 years later it's taken 2 kids' worth of abuse and the grout looks like doodoo, but zero cracks and zero mold. I don't care what anyone says. Lay the tile yourself and put an area rug down if you want carpet. The sleeper concept makes zero sense to me, but what do I know?
"I spent a week training to be a certified mold remover meaning I know how to use duct tape to tape plastic, then charge thousands to wear a mask suit to wipe up some mold."
😂😂
Lool i did myself bought all the equipment and rent the machine i save 20k
And half of the time they don't even do a good job
@@shaquileoatmeal7365 doing a good job with mold would be sooo laborious. Scrubbing all the little crevisces off with your hands.
@@Hello-zf5lq
found 1 piece of wood with mold, better toss out the other 3000 pieces and not address the source or tell the viewer how to prevent this from happening to them! this is clearly a commercial
Don't put bleach and vinegar together! Toxic fumes! Pick your fave: Bleach or vinegar. I liked the idea of the peroxide and surfactant mixture though. I see so many conflicting opinions between bleach and vinegar.
Vinegar only slows growth, like a refrigerator, it does not kill anything!
bleach and ammonia is a no-no too, even years apart
i bet the pre-filter on that hepa500 hasn't been changed in ever
I loved the broken power nob 😂
This video must of been a partial of another video. A mold problem video should have start to finish results and not leave us guessing.
Just TOH changing their attitude to their youtube videos. Now they often seem like an afterthought of jobs they already have going on, and less about jobs they seek out with intention to film with completeness. I think it was last year they shifted focus to more paid online content on their actual website. This is likely the same house that Richard did a video in of turning the services off, and same customers who were picking a vintage bath tub, with them grabbing opportunities for any random video along the way.
I should get into the mold business.
It's much more tedious than videos like this show
dont forget that some of the old houses have lead in the paint and its good to wear protection also when taking that down.
"How Basement Mold Is Removed"... money, lots of money.
It can be pricey at times but it's for health concerns and what not most companies will work with you at Least here in chicago
and for the same job.
Yulp u can do it yourself...and risk lead exposure or mesothelioma or infections I can keep going
@@oneandonly9398 DIY doesn't mean not using a respirator and suit
@@oneandonly9398 Mesothelioma comes from asbestos, not mold
No mould remediation company on this planet will tell you that mould is not serious
Very weird camera angle at the end
I wish y'all told us the special sauce in that spray tho
I would have used those studs lol
I swear I was thinking the same thing..
That's a little bit of an overreaction to a relatively minor mold issue.
Wait until the owner's get their bill.
Modern G20 society. Make it so all the laws and regulations benefit certain classes of people. Then just fleece 'em, and fleece 'em again
Does anyone know what solution was used to clean and treat the mold.?
hydrogen peroxide + surfactant (causes adhesion)
Do dehumifers and air purfier both kill mold spores and mold I have mold in my bedroom and I use dehumifers and I have plug in air purfier also are they both worth using and do they both work
They don't kill them at all, dehumidifiers make it harder for mold to grow because mold needs water and air purifiers help prevent spores from spreading. There are chemicals you can spray to kill surface mold but the only sure fire way to get rid of it is to cut it out
Looks like an old basement, I wonder why it's so tall. Old basements usually didn't have excess headroom.
In New England I've seen tall (8' height) basement ceilings in homes built before WW2, 7' ceilings in postwar homes, and back to 8' in new homes built in the last 15 years.
@@BradThePitts Wealthy peoples obsolete bunkers. They can afford to remove all the mold. Others just walk around it on their way to the pickling jars.
That's a 20 footer.
@@farmboy5433 25!
So sad that there was also apparently lots of mold in the guests mic :( couldn't hear him very well
I just spied a 150k house in a 600k area and it says "as is mold in entire house, tear down is recommended ". It's a short sale. it is nice outside and the roof looks sound. What do you guys think? Is it worth taking?
If I were a buyer and it still had mold issues I wouldn't buy it
NO
@@janonthemtnPretty awful of those estate agents to put something like that on the market
@@batterbatterswing You have to be a detective to buy a house...
@@janonthemtn And apparently ya gotta be a selfish prick to sell one
Unfortunately traditional remediation methods, an offshoot of asbestos removal techniques, do nothing for the rest of the house. Mold is not just where you can see it, mold is an airborn molecule and if you have mold in the basement you have mold spores in the HVAC ducts, the walls, the drains, the carpet, the furniture etc., especially in a house this old. The only way to be sure the mold problem is solved is to have a Pure Maintenance licensee come and use their patented dry vapor non-toxic whole house process to be sure the mold problem is really solved. Unfortunately traditional remediators can only address what they can see which is effectively "spot cleaning" a much bigger problem. I love This Old House, but they really need to invite a Pure Maintenance licensee on their show to solve the mold problem once and for all.
I had Servpro come out to do some duct cleaning for me and they said hydrogen peroxide does not kill or remove mold, All it does is change the color from black to a light color!
As it’s breaking down the cell walls, it’s turning it white, yes. They don’t know what they are talking about, they just want to sell you on their thyme based cleaner.
hydrogen peroxide does in fact kill mold, they lied to you
Wrong, Hydrogen Peroxide is used to create a sterile environment in food preparation! That means it kills and does a fantastic job. Add black light and it really goes nuts. You are refering to bleach as bleach does not kill but the change in color is from oxygen deprivation which smothers the mold and it cannot grow.
As someone who's had to clean up messes made by servpro before, don't listen to those morons
The audio is hard to hear and understand 🤨
Look in your device manual for the volume up button
I was wondering if you guys could talk about unfinished basement beams sweating? The little yellowish beads that seem to appear from no where.
It's sap working its way out of the wood
No plastic vapor barrier under concrete slab
Constant battle I scream at concrete workers ...don't leave the job until you see them lay heavy plastic under entire slab!!!!
No comprende senoir
Best solution for that is to tell them that they can't pour the concrete until the inspector passes foundation the prep work which in most US community is the standard procedure to insure that the building is being built to the community building codes.
@@scotttovey good luck with that here on Long island NY.
@@MitzvosGolem1
Sounds like you either have too many scammers in the construction industry, or a local government not providing proper oversight to the construction industry.
Either way, it's not a good thing.
@@scotttovey true .
Been on sites since 1979 and am an Architect in NYS and contractor.
One must micro manage jobs observant of every detail here even in Hamptons or NYC.
Most workers don't speak English or read plans.
Especially concrete work.
We build our own stuff much easier to oversee.
Good luck with developers builders etc.
Most towns don't even closely inspect properly and not staffed sufficient.
@@MitzvosGolem1
"@Scott Tovey true .
Been on sites since 1979 and am an Architect in NYS and contractor.
One must micro manage jobs observant of every detail here even in Hamptons or NYC.
Most workers don't speak English or read plans.
Especially concrete work.
We build our own stuff much easier to oversee.
Good luck with developers builders etc.
Most towns don't even closely inspect properly and not staffed sufficient."
Your situation is not hopeless. Both you and your company can take the necessary actions that will, at least for you and your clients, solve the problem.
1) Take notes on every contractor you hire and put them on a naughty or nice list.
2) If you hire them three times for a the same type of job, and you have to micro manage them all three times in order to insure the job is done correctly and to the level of quality you expect and demand. That contractor goes on the naughty list.
3) If they just do the job correctly; they go on the nice list.
4) When you have a job to contract out. You contact the contractors on your nice list first. The contractors on your naughty list; only get hired when you have no other options.
Put this into practice and after a couple years of doing so, let the fact that you are doing this be known. Once you publicize this, all the high quality contractors will want to work for your company.
You will also want to set up your company website so that it can handle the demand it will undergo for both contractors that want to work for you and clients that want to hire you.
A good developer will be able to set up a database that allows you to determine quickly if a contractor has failed your quality test in the past. And by insuring that all your contractors are licensed and certified, you can easily look them up with their contractor number.
Didnt see one spec of mold
trust me, it is there
Me rips out parents cellar flooring 10 years ago moldy from water seeping in over the years no safety equipment used oh well guess I'm a gonner
How are you still alive. Witch.
😂😂😂
did they even do air readings or anything? more like "on today's episode of Ask this old house: how to get scammed into mold remediation"
Sometimes if there is visible mold on walls etc.. there is no need to do air or surface samples..depending on if u are selling or buying the home or whatever..if u own it and see visible mold then yea just call a company that knows what they're doing
one and only visible microbial growth doesn’t mean it’s of the toxic variety. Also in mold remediation we have readings taken at the beginning before the job starts and after to indicate that we actually provided the service of removing the microbial growth instead of just spreading it around the house or missing something
@@EWDAVID94 exactly
David Mcarthur DING DING DING
one and only Is there any work that I can do myself before calling a professional to save some money. I would be wearing the right PPE.
OMG AND really ??? What is safe to use to clean and keep rid of mold that is safe indoor wuhuytf
Not the correct way to remove mold. Been doing this 25 years
Dude must be at least 6-6.
Here come the safety police!! I wonder what great "advise" we'll have in the comment section of this video.
Me for one think it's a rip off. Same with asbestos & lead paint.
@@joebrown1382 don't forget radon
@@Vok250 How could I forget that hoax.
I wonder how much money they made off the meth they cooked in the containment.
As someone who used to work for a major restoration company I know these guys hated this job because of those cameras. If they were alone there's no way they'd be wearing tyvecs or respirators, they might not have even worn any masks at all if the walls weren't too bad 😂
I had some mold remediation done on my house and they didn't even use masks... Thought that was pretty insane but whatever lol
@@shaquileoatmeal7365 it's really not that uncommon. A little bit of mold probably won't hurt but if it's like a room full of mold with the spores in the air, that could be a problem
If that was my house I would leave it open and not bother with refinishing the basement. I may just coat the whole thing with a mold inhibiting paint though.
Yeah buddy from Aleskyfinis
the music during the demo part was absolutely dreadful. waaaayyyyyy too much bass, and not much of anything else. Audio folks -- please pay attention.
That wasn't that bad
Ridiculous.
Serious serious health issues but you're not wearing masks lol
NICE... if you've got the MONEY. Just like almost ALL of your content.
Also, Howdy Doody is tiny, lol.
Relax, guys don't confuse mold with Plutonium. Lot's of 90 year old grandpas and grandmas out there that survived mold exposure over the years!
Nose hairs are an amazing invention by the way!
And natural immune boosters like garlic, mint, and turmeric just to name a few
This was a crappy "how to"