How To Prevent Hurricane Sandy Mold Damage from Ocean Wave Surge, Rain, Snow, and High Winds

Oct. 29, 2012 - PRLog -- MESA, ARIZONA.  Hurricane Sandy on October 29 and 30, 2012, will cause a big ocean wave flood surge, and significant rain, snow fall and melting, and flooding (for many days thereafter), all of which can cause extensive, unhealthy, toxic mold growth in eastern USA homes and buildings because of flooding, wind damage to homes and buildings, and water penetration through leaking roofs and siding.

Toxic mold begins growing after just 24 hours of building material wetness.  Exposure to elevated levels of indoor mold growth can cause significant and serious mold-related health problems and illnesses.

Here’s how to prevent such Hurricane Sandy mold problems:

1.  If water has entered your house or building, get rid of the water at as soon as possible by the use of water pumps, mopping, drying equipment, dehumidifiers, and big fans that exhaust humid air to the outside through open windows. Avoid the use of electrically-powered items in wet areas to avoid electrocution.

2. If water has soaked ceilings or walls, cut drying holes in multiple areas in such water-soaked areas, e.g., cutting a hole into the bottom of each wall section of your drywall, between the vertical wall studs. Use fans to extract and exhaust moist air outward from the drying holes to speed up the drying process.

3.  Use a hand-pumped garden sprayer or a small electric, hand-held sprayer, to spray either boric acid powder or EPA-registered fungicide Tim-Bor on all walls, ceilings, floors, furniture, and furnishings to prevent mold growth and/or to kill already-growing mold growth. Mix one pound of boric acid powder or Tim-Bor per gallon of hot water (hot to dissolve completely the mold prevention product)

4.  Use a high output ozone generator (generating at least 14,000 ozone units per hour) four to eight hours in each room or area such as crawl space, basement, attic, garage, and inside heating and cooling equipment and ducts to kill both mold and bacteria infestations that result from Hurricane Sandy.

5.  Use do it yourself mold test kits or the services of a Certified Mold Inspector or Certified Environmental Hygienist for in depth  mold inspection and testing of your house or building one week after flooding or water intrusion problems.

For free answers to your Hurricane Sandy mold questions, please email mold expert Phillip Fry phil@moldinspector.com.  Discover the power of ozone treatment at the website Ozone Generator Kills Mold (http://www.ozonegeneratorkillsmold.com/). Learn more about boric acid powder and Tim-Bor at Mold Mart (http://www.moldmart.net/).

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