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Mike_LeClair
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Feb 12, 2015

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 accumulations in most of the cupboards as well as in the sliding window tracks and in the closet of the bedroom.

No one to blame here except ourselves. We became complacent and lackadaisical in diligently running the dehumidifier and checking in the known hiding places where mold grows. Break out the bleach based mold killer, numerous rags, spray bottle of water to rinse and a large dollop of elbow grease. I removed all of the trim pieces from inside the cupboards and am tossing them. I will pick up some decent wood trim and redo the cupboards with some quality work. I can't hardly believe the******that the OEM uses for trim - nothing but cheap wallpaper wrapped around particle board strips.

Check you cupboards and other dark humid hiding places folks.





Cheers!

Mike

19 Replies

  • 'd suggeat that, in the Spring, perform a pressurized leak test. The pressure test will discover any small leaks or pinholes.
  • Hi All! Thanks for your many helpful suggestions and ideas. We live in the RV full time and have been doing so since 2011. I can only hope and pray that there is no leakage from the roof. What a PITA that would be. I am pursuing this as though it is an excessive moisture/humidity issue. We have found the mold on the other slide out as well, although nowhere near as bad as what I posted up in picture. We have also found mold in the bottom cupboards, under the desk, of the small office slide. We have been running the dehumidifier daily now and I am checking the cupboard interior for moisture daily as well.

    We also found mold in the window slide rails of several of the windows which leads to me to believe again that the moisture is humidity related and not a roof leak. Regardless, we will be monitoring the situation with hyper vigilance until we get it figured out.

    Further thoughts and suggestions are gratefully accepted. Thanks for reading!

    Cheers!

    Mike and Carol
  • That is how the demise in my camper began. It WAS leaks from the roof seams. Did not realize this until the floor started to become soft.
  • X4 that is rust on the brad nails holding the trip on, moisture getting if from roof, or maybe just a lot of excessive moisture inside. Are you living in the unit full time? If so look at the different ways to keep interior moisture down.
  • If all those mold spots is also a brad nail holding the trim on, you might have a leak somewhere...

    Good luck!

    Mitch
  • Yeah, the moldy look is out these days. When I built my cupboard doors, I used lawn chair fabric for the center panel. Doesn't mean I won't get mold but I hope that little bit of ventilation helps.
  • Ah man, that's terrible.
    Do you leave your cabinets open?
  • NO! Check your roof. The walls are probably water damaged too. That just doesn't seem right.

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