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mold, mildew, other toxins in indoor air
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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 281121" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>Mold and mildew allergies are worse in a lot of ways than seasonal stuff like hay fever. My dad and difficult child 2 are both extremely allergic to mold & mildew. We have 2 spots in our house which are an issue - the bathroom and my bedroom. It's because where the electricity comes into the house isn't properly sealed.</p><p> </p><p>The bathroom we were able to fix easily - we were cleaning and the paints started fallling from the ceiling - turned out they didn't prime it first. So we used "KILZ" to prime & then repainted. Problem gone! Then we had to replace the ceiling fan and discovered why that was such an issue - it vented straight into the blown-in insulation - mildew breeding ground!!! That got fixed that night. difficult child 2 wasn't allowed near that bathroom till we had vacuumed and scrubbed it, and his room is right next door so he slept downstairs.</p><p> </p><p>My room has one spot. We just keep treating it with bleach until we can afford to have the problem fixed. We're thinking spray foam insulation for that part.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 281121, member: 6705"] Mold and mildew allergies are worse in a lot of ways than seasonal stuff like hay fever. My dad and difficult child 2 are both extremely allergic to mold & mildew. We have 2 spots in our house which are an issue - the bathroom and my bedroom. It's because where the electricity comes into the house isn't properly sealed. The bathroom we were able to fix easily - we were cleaning and the paints started fallling from the ceiling - turned out they didn't prime it first. So we used "KILZ" to prime & then repainted. Problem gone! Then we had to replace the ceiling fan and discovered why that was such an issue - it vented straight into the blown-in insulation - mildew breeding ground!!! That got fixed that night. difficult child 2 wasn't allowed near that bathroom till we had vacuumed and scrubbed it, and his room is right next door so he slept downstairs. My room has one spot. We just keep treating it with bleach until we can afford to have the problem fixed. We're thinking spray foam insulation for that part. [/QUOTE]
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