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Mold Prevention
During the Design & Construction
of a New Home
All wood, plywood, chipboard, drywall, and other cellulose-based
construction materials must never be stored on the ground during
construction, or be left uncovered outdoors to keep the materials dry if it
rains and to prevent mold growth. Until the house is completely shingled and sided and windows and
doors installed, the house-under-construction should be covered completely
at the end of every work day to keep the home from being rained on to
prevent mold growth problems. Beneath
your roof shingles should be a high-quality roofing membrane to waterproof
your proof. Covering every night is time-consuming, but it is far better
than owning a mold-infested home which will harm both your health and your
finances. Inspect all timbers and building materials for visual evidence of
mold growth [e.g., black or dark blue or green stains on timbers]. Spray all
timbers, plywood, chipboard, drywall, etc. on all surfaces with at least two
set sprayings of Tim-bor wood protectant, with drying in between the
sprayings. Make sure your plumbing water supply, drain, and sewer pipes and
plumbing fixtures are of the highest quality and installed by a master
plumber, and not by some untrained illegal immigrants [a huge quality
control problem in the home building industry]. Be sure your concrete floor
slab, garage concrete floor, and basement floors and walls are built with
sufficient amounts of waterproofing compound mixed into the concrete to make
the concrete absolutely impervious to water penetration. Install a high
quality water proof barrier [not just plastic sheeting] beneath concrete
floors as an additional water barrier to keep water from rising out of the
ground to wet the concrete and therefore the wood walls resting on the
concrete floors. When you first have water running in your plumbing system,
use a hidden moisture meter to scan all floors, walls, and ceilings for
hidden water leaks. Make sure your heating/cooling ducts are made of sheet
metal with any insulation being on the outside of the ducts, not inside the
ducts. Sheet metal ducts without insulation inside can be cleaned of mold
contamination if ever necessary in the future. Make sure all dryer, kitchen,
and bathroom vents go by well-connected pipe directly outdoors and not in
the attic, crawl space, or walls or ceiling. Put an under-the-dishwasher
protective plastic mat to protect the floor against dishwasher leaks and
overflows and to alert you of a water problem [Mold
Mart]. Install high-capacity ultraviolet lights [388,000 uwats per
second of exposure to air movement] in the return air ducts of your
heating/cooling system to kill all airborne mold spores and other biological
airborne threats.. Install a "mass media", very thick hepa filter in the
return air duct to filter out airborne mold spores and other pollutants.
New Home Mold Prevention with House Wrap
Use an effective house wrap such as Dupont's Tyvek
House Wrap on
the exterior of your new home [between the exterior wall sheathing and the
outer finish surface [bricks, aluminum siding, vinyl siding, plastered, wood
siding, etc.]. Learn how properly-installed House Wrap can help protect
your home from air and water infiltration.
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