November Newsletter

American Mold Lab Newsletter
11-19-08
Volume 2, Number 9

In This Issue

Showers and tubs
Carpets

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Leaky Showers and tubs

Probably one of the worst things in a home is the shower, or the tub.

Most people love their shower. There is nothing like rehydrating under the hot stream of water after a long nights sleep. It is almost hypnotic. I have a lot of trouble getting out of the shower each morning. Work looms so I have to. But I don’t like it. If I could work in the shower… oh dream on.

But what is the main cause of mold. Water. Leaks in pipes account for a large amount of unwanted water. The shower is turned on and off so many times in a day that parts wear out. Like the toilet. Sitting and getting up wears out the seal.

And many times the builders, the jokesters, fix the pipes so once the warranty goes away the pipes leak. Kinda like the builder here in Knoxville who ran the gutter extensions back into the basement. Every time it rained the basement flooded.

It is like the dentist who fixes one tooth and while he is in the mouth runs the drill over a good tooth. In 6 months there will be more work.

Now there are good builders who put a door on the wall behind the pipes. Sometimes we see them behind the pipes on a bath tub. So periodically you can open the door and feel the pipes for moisture. Oh heck, you can put a door behind the shower yourself.

And while you are at it change the seal on the toilet.

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Carpets

I saw a show on TV the other day about how bare wooden floors were a sign of poverty. Rich people put down carpet. But hard wood floors have made a come back. They are beautiful and so clean. Or at least they should be clean.

Carpets have all that fabric where food particles can hide. Can’t hide on hard wood.

And what loves to eat food on the floor? Besides your dog, I mean. Mold of course.

I spoke at a South Georgia education meeting and who was in the audience? People from Dalton Georgia, carpet capital of the world. They were there to heckle me when I said the schools should get rid of their carpets.

They, of course, want more carpets to go into the schools. Profit, you know.

They stated things like carpets prevent broken heads when kids fall. I came back and asked for one, just one, case where a kid hit their head on the floor. They couldn’t because kids hit furniture on their way to the floor.

They said that the maintenance people could keep the carpets clean and sanitary.

Most schools clean their carpet with the cheapest stuff they can find. It usually is high in sodium laureth sulfate. After they clean the carpets absenteeism goes up due to lung problems. This stuff eats away kid’s lungs. As does formaldehyde in carpet cleaners.

A good janitor is worth his weight in gold. But at some time he will die and be replaced by a low wage goof to save money. If your success relies on maintenance you are doomed eventually.

We had a school in Tennessee that closed due to mold. The janitor had to disconnect the gutter extensions to mow the lawn. Then he had to reconnect them. Finally one day he threw the extenions away. The rain didn’t flow away from the building and mold caused the school to close.

Just remember, if you like the feel of carpet between your toes, put throw rugs on hard wood. Then you can clean the carpets in your washing machine.

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