Toxic Mold Problem

New Roof Water Leak and Toxic Mold Problem

Q. I would like to first thank you for your very informative web site. My husband and I recently bought a house built back in the 1950's. It's original construction is cinder block, but with a wooden add on. We have discovered since winter started that our "new roof" has developed several leaks so far, effectively ruining the brand new blown-in insulation we just paid for. We were told by the owner that when it rains really hard for a while that the crawl space under the house tends to flood a little, and that all we needed to do was turn on the sump pump for a couple of minutes to get rid of the water. Well we have since discovered that we have to turn on this pump EVERY time it rains! And there is so much water gushing out of this sump pump hose that with the water pressure it could easily double as a fire hose. It's unbelievable! It will run that way for up to 15 minutes to a half hour! We have noticed a black mold on the interior brick walls in a couple of the bedrooms. The heating duct runs along the crawl space and had to be reconnected before we moved in as the previous owner never ran the heat pump so it set disconnected for who knows how long. We have been noticing several of the classic signs that are described relating to black mold. We noticed these signs before we even knew about the harmful effects of mold, so they are not psychosomatic. My husband has been suffering from severe mood swings, so much so that he went to the doctor yesterday to see about anti-depression drugs. We have both been getting nightly sore throats, we have both been feeling that disconnected feeling and mine has been so bad that I failed to recognize a couple of long time friends of our when they showed up at our place of unemployment unexpectedly! Until my husband said who they were, I didn't even recognize them. I start to say something and halfway through it I forget what I was talking about and how to finish it. I was afraid I was in the beginning stages of Alzheimer's disease , but I'm only 33 years old. I hoped that wasn't the case. I have been having a lot of diarrhea, but I thought that I only had Irritable Bowl Syndrome. I've been waking up with night time nausea and have had a few bouts of vomiting since living here. I am generally a very healthy person. My daughter who is 15 has been complaining of headaches often as do I and lately I've been suffering from leg pains much like the growing pains you feel in your legs during puberty. I know that I sound like a hypochondriac, but I really don't feel very well anymore. Could we have a toxic mold problem? If so who can help? We are flat broke and living from paycheck to paycheck! Is there a govt. run agency that can help us with this if in fact we are living in a sick house? How can we relocate? We are Christians and so we cannot sell this place in good conscious knowing what is wrong. Will we have to walk away and let the bank foreclose? We intend to do a home sample test of our home and send it to a lab to have it analyzed. That, according to this web sight I went to, only caused $50 a sample, but from what I have read it's a far cry from what it cost to have someone come in and do a full test on your home! We are so discouraged, we just don't know what to do other then pray. None of this was disclosed to us but if we try and sue for what it will cost to get out from under this sick house and recoup the cost of our belongings, also contaminated, how do we know that the previous owner even has that kind of money? Anyway I know this has been lengthy, but we truly don't know what to do this is very frustrating. No matter what though we will not raise our children in a sick house, if we have to, I guess we just abandon ship and ruin our credit for a while I really don't know what else to do! Any info you have would be greatly appreciated and badly needed. God bless you and your work. [April 20, 2002]

A. Your first immediate step is to move out of the mold-laden house into a mold safe place to live. Since you have the same problem that most people have [not enough money], you might consider buying one or two tents from a local discount store and living in your back or side yard so you can start living free of the severe mold contamination that is going to be every where in your home because of the severe roof water intrusion and crawl space flooding. Don't take any clothing [except clothes you're wearing] or other possessions out of the mold-infested house because such personal property will be mold contaminated and the articles would cross-contaminate wherever you move to. You should follow the directions of the mold book Do it yourself Mold Prevention, Inspection, Remediation, & Testing Guide [available on Mold Mart ] to disinfect all of your clothing, furniture and other personal property of mold spores and mold growth. For example, to remove mold spores from clothing, wash the clothing at least twice in an automatic washer with 2 cups of Borax laundry detergent. Borax is a natural mold killer and mold cleaner. As to getting your money back and possible damages from the seller [and realtor if there is one involved in the sale to you and from the mortgage lender of your home [lender liability], find out your legal rights by contacting an environmental attorney in your area. Please visit: Toxic Mold Lawyer Learn the 25 steps for safe and effective mold remediation.

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