Don’t Let Mold Steal Your Real Estate Riches

Back in 1997, a copper pipe burst in the wall of one of my properties. My plumber and I tore the wall open. He patched the leak. I let the hole stay open for about a month before I closed it up again. I repainted the room and moved on to the next job.

Then a few of my friends started asking me questions. Had I left the wall oven long enough to let the area behind it really dry, they wanted to know? Had I sprayed behind the wall with bleach to kill mold spores? Why didn’t I get an expert to make sure that mold wasn’t growing back there, ready to wreck my property and my investment?

I thought they were crazy. It sounded like paranoid nonsense to me. And luckily, I dodged the bullet, because I never had a problem with mold growing behind that wall. But a year later when I happened to be in western Canada, I saw dozens of homes boarded up because of mold damage. And that scared the heck out of me and made me see that mold really can wreck a property.

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One Response to “Don’t Let Mold Steal Your Real Estate Riches”

  1. NJ Mold guy Says:
    March 15th, 2007 at 1:13 pm

    Keep in mind that almost all of these problems are solvable and in fact are not deal killers or detriments to purchasing the property. A thorough assessment performed by an environmental consultant and remediation by an experienced mold remediation contractor is all that’s needed. The environmental consultant should be able to clearly define the problem, its extent and a solution. Implantation of the scope of work written by the consultant along with addressing the source of the moisture will yield a permanent solution.

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