My husband and I started building a home and will this crazy weather we had a ton of rain. The subfloor was opened to all the rain for over a month. We were going out and squeegeeing the water off the floor. The crawlspace did have water in it for about a week. We now have mold growth on the subfloor in the crawlspace and the builder is saying that it is from the water that was on the crawlspace floor. We feel that it was from several weeks of getting wet from the rain and no one trying to dry the floors out. Does anyone have any insight on if it was caused by the water in the crawlspace or from the subfloor being soaked in several down pouring rains and they did nothing to try and dry it. We are the ones who pointed out the mold and now this is an added expense that the builder is wanting us to cover. We feel they just left all the water and did nothing. We cleaned the water off when we went out to the build site and are the ones who went and pumped the water out of the basement.
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Mold on Subfloor new build
- Thread starter Jamiehill
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nadogail
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First, Welcome to the Forum from Southwestern California.
I will not pretend to be able to help you with you questions as I not only have not seen your problem; I have no idea about where you might be located. You are saying that your Crawl Space has a floor and was flooded for a week; or am I misreading your message?
I will not pretend to be able to help you with you questions as I not only have not seen your problem; I have no idea about where you might be located. You are saying that your Crawl Space has a floor and was flooded for a week; or am I misreading your message?
RivennHewn
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There has never been a house built in the Pacific Northwest than hasn’t gotten soaked during the framing process.
It will dry, and the mold will go away.
The important thing is to let it dry before you cover it up with anything.
making sure you have adequate airflow will dry out the crawl space. Adequate drainage will keep it from coming back.
Moisture meters can provide cheap peace of mind.
It will dry, and the mold will go away.
The important thing is to let it dry before you cover it up with anything.
making sure you have adequate airflow will dry out the crawl space. Adequate drainage will keep it from coming back.
Moisture meters can provide cheap peace of mind.
The water was on concrete floor. The mold is growing on the subfloor to the first story but on the crawlspace side. (underneath). I understand that yes it is normal for there to be rain. We are upset because now they have mold remediation coming in with a quote of about $15,000. That we are probably going to have to pay. We just feel the builder should have been taking precautions to prevent this from happening.First, Welcome to the Forum from Southwestern California.
I will not pretend to be able to help you with you questions as I not only have not seen your problem; I have no idea about where you might be located. You are saying that your Crawl Space has a floor and was flooded for a week; or am I misreading your message?
Adaylate
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Isn't it the builders responsibility to present you with a livable home (mold free)?
nadogail
Well-known member
Many times mold is "cured" with a chlorine solution, similar to Laundry Bleach.
duneslider
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You don't list your location, that would be helpful.
However, this is extremely common in a lot of places in the country. Once the house is dried in and isn't getting wet the mold will go away. I would recommend running a big dehumidifier once it is dried in and before doing anything else. Lumber comes very wet and then drywall and paint add a huge amount of moisture to the closed building, especially if they are running propane heat.
Once things dry out you can broom off the mold and spray it with something if you want. Its even pretty common to have lumber come with mold on it. It is one of the most plentiful organisms on earth and as long as the house is dry the mold will never be a problem.
The only real cure is to get everything dry.
However, this is extremely common in a lot of places in the country. Once the house is dried in and isn't getting wet the mold will go away. I would recommend running a big dehumidifier once it is dried in and before doing anything else. Lumber comes very wet and then drywall and paint add a huge amount of moisture to the closed building, especially if they are running propane heat.
Once things dry out you can broom off the mold and spray it with something if you want. Its even pretty common to have lumber come with mold on it. It is one of the most plentiful organisms on earth and as long as the house is dry the mold will never be a problem.
The only real cure is to get everything dry.