When MOLD Attacks!!
SIGH, Just SIGH! What a mess! My bride just noticed this mess when she went to retrieve a phone book from the "miscellaneous crap" cupboard. On further investigation, I am sad to report, we have mold ...
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Well, upon further investigation the extent of the mold in our home seems to be pervasive. It appears to exist n every cupboard, primarily on the pin heads on the hundreds of nails used to fasten the trim pieces to the inside edges. From there it seems to "grow" up and down these pieces of stick and occasionally there is some mold at random places on the walls of the cupboard. We also found mold on the floor level of the walls where they meet the carpet and upward by an inch or so from the carpet. In some places the wall surface was dripping with moisture. I removed a couple of the corner pieces of molded plastic that the OEM uses to hide wiring connections and cables etc. and they were wet. One of those funky power connectors was actually corroding from the moisture on and in it.
We spent most of the day yesterday stripping off the damaged molding pieces and throwing them out. We washed the affected walls, rugs and other pieces and we will continue with the rest of the walls and cupboard areas today. I gotta say that this is pretty hard work for two senior citizens - I haven't spent this much time on the floor since the heavy drinking days of my misguided youth!
The idea of running the dehumidifier all night long is a good one and we will try this for several nights and see how much moisture we get out of the RV. I have talked with other full timers here at the RV Park and not many have said that they have this type of problem in their homes. Clearly we have been negligent in the upkeep of our RV and will have to really pay attention to this from this point forward.
Cheers!
Mike and Carol
We spent most of the day yesterday stripping off the damaged molding pieces and throwing them out. We washed the affected walls, rugs and other pieces and we will continue with the rest of the walls and cupboard areas today. I gotta say that this is pretty hard work for two senior citizens - I haven't spent this much time on the floor since the heavy drinking days of my misguided youth!
The idea of running the dehumidifier all night long is a good one and we will try this for several nights and see how much moisture we get out of the RV. I have talked with other full timers here at the RV Park and not many have said that they have this type of problem in their homes. Clearly we have been negligent in the upkeep of our RV and will have to really pay attention to this from this point forward.
Cheers!
Mike and Carol
