mold & mildew everywhere...interior turned stinky green

If you want to go an extra step after cleaning with bleach and detergent, rent an ozone generator and run a few cycles with that. It should take care of any of the hidden or subsurface problems. The greenies are from being closed up, so fresh air can help a great deal.

traveylin wrote:
About ten years ago, mold remediation and chronic illness was the very profitable new line of business for the housing in coastal Texas. Lawyers were obtaining 100000$ settlements and people were getting remodeling done on someone else s dime. Then one tiny change in the std house insurance policy cured all that illness overnight. House policies specifically excluded mold damage. The new line of business went away and people were cured of mold sensitivity within the next policy schedule.

pops

You should be more inclusive when making accusations about anyone…
So just what are you talking about, the people that bought homes in good faith, that were built with Chinese poison dry wall… whose insurance companies have dropped coverage or are dropping coverage for having the dry wall if a claim has been made… canceled the insurance if they moved out because of it and the house sits vacant…

Someone is responsible… the insurance companies, the builders, the drywall suppliers, the Chinese… pick whomever you want to blame, but the homeowner living with this is not the cause of any of it and for you to try to articulate that they are the problem, shows your ignorance in what these people face, or your involvement in the use of the poison drywall and point the finger elsewhere, looking for your out…

Mold is not a problem unless you live with it daily, or have respiratory problems. You should empty everything out, open all doors and windows and then clean every surface with a bleach based solution. What do you think the mold remediation guys use..... You could wear a mask if it would make you more comfortable, but ventilation is the key. Once you have air movement and dry the interior out from condensation, the mold will begin to die. If you close it up again, make sure you have a dehumidifier running or do something for condensation. Running your air conditioner once it is cleaned will help remove any additional moisture.

traveylin wrote:
About ten years ago, mold remediation and chronic illness was the very profitable new line of business for the housing in coastal Texas. Lawyers were obtaining 100000$ settlements and people were getting remodeling done on someone else s dime. Then one tiny change in the std house insurance policy cured all that illness overnight. House policies specifically excluded mold damage. The new line of business went away and people were cured of mold sensitivity within the next policy schedule.

pops

abracadabra presto !
Amazing recovery in the numbers of "sensitive" people wasn't it?
Not that some people aren't actually sensitive but there was a lot of obvious fraud.

About ten years ago, mold remediation and chronic illness was the very profitable new line of business for the housing in coastal Texas. Lawyers were obtaining 100000$ settlements and people were getting remodeling done on someone else s dime. Then one tiny change in the std house insurance policy cured all that illness overnight. House policies specifically excluded mold damage. The new line of business went away and people were cured of mold sensitivity within the next policy schedule.

pops

96? From your description I'd call the insurance company. If it's that bad there is no cleaning it and being that old it's not worth a tear down and rebuild.

This may be a job for the pros if you want to spend the money to save it OR drive it to the nearest junkyard. The mold has got to be BEHIND the walls as well as in front of them.

Wipe it down with a Clorox based spray cleaner and a damp rag. In tropical environments green mold is a way of life. If the outside of the RV shows the same green tint on very humid days, use a chem sprayer with about a 1/2 cup of Clorox and table spoon of dish detergent per gallon. Spray the mix on and rinse off several minutes later.

pops

There have been several threads in the past with people who had similar problems of leaving a RV closed up in FL. They might have some more ideas on what works to get rid of the mold and mildew.

Before doing anything have the health department inspect it to confirm the hazardous level of the mold.