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[#2] Posted: 04/26/2012 - 3:02:17 PM |  |  |
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[#3] Posted: 04/26/2012 - 3:10:44 PM | | |
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Short and sweet. Thanks.
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The musty smell already tells you that there's mold. Spend money on fixing the moisture issue, not on finding out the Latin name for the specific stuff growing.
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[#5] Posted: 04/26/2012 - 4:39:22 PM | | |
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You're welcome. Do what Bill said.
I see these closets hundreds of times a year; all with windows, all with minor mustiness caused by no heat source or air circulation, outside wall, resulting micro-climate causing dew point somewhere that makes for a little mustiness.
Rip it all out, insulate, personally I'd omit a vapor barrier so I'd have "breathing" to both sides of the wall, drywall, be done.
Forget mold testing; it's a load of crap.
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[#6] Posted: 04/26/2012 - 9:39:05 PM | | |
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As Kurt pointed out, this design is very common in houses from the '20s & '30s. I wouldn't even go as far as what Kurt recommended. Fix any leaks that might be letting water in around the window, then don't store stuff up against that wall. It'll be fine. If you want to insulate the exterior wall, so much the better, but it isn't necessary.
A mold inspection won't tell you anything useful. Don't do it.
Please don't knock down the closet, "open up the entrance," and seal the window. It'll look like hell.
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[#7] Posted: 04/26/2012 - 10:47:43 PM | | |
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Thanks for the responses! It's good to hear that a bit of mold in the closet isn't a huge red flag in need of a separate inspection. It's definitely something I will address by looking at where the moisture is coming from and finding a possible solution to prevent it from occurring in the future.
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