I have a mess and need help please

BurbMan wrote:
Spay (or wipe) a little Clorox in there it will kill the mold, then set a small fan in there and let it dry a day or two, it will be fine. Fortunately that floor is plywood and not that OSB******that dissolves in water.

I have a spray bottle of bleach I keep in the kitchen in the house. I wiped up the gunk and sprayed all areas where I saw mold. I pulled up the linoleum, wiped and sprayed under there too. That was coming up anyway as I have to move the base for the table too. Yes, thank goodness they didn't use OSB on the floor!

BurbMan wrote:
As far as the water tank, it may be OK. Get some this Rector Seal T+2, they sell it at both Lowe's and Home Depot. It's approved for use on both brass and plastic and for potable water. Take off the teflon tape and slather this on the male threads of the brass fiting and screw in gently. Don't overtighten and see if that does it. It's non-hardening so OK to use immediately.

I'm going to try that! I wish I could just do the same thing with silicone. I have a new tube that I just bought to seal the sink.

BurbMan wrote:
Like Westend says, I would love to road trip out there and help if I didn't have a day job!

That's really sweet and the sentiment is surely appreciated. :)
Had a discussion with hubby about it and the fact of the matter is that I've used up my budget on this project and I am at a point where I simply can't spend a ton of money on it until I get something back, hopefully from schmuck #2 after he gets my letter and hopefully realizes it will be cheaper for him to avoid going to court and paying the fees. Hopefully he's smart enough to figure out that I will end up telling anyone who will listen what a dirt bag he is if he forces me to sue him. Heck, I may just do that anyway but he may save a teeny bit of dignity by refunding my money as he should. It's simply the right thing to do.
I could spend more money on it, but I just don't want to. I think I'd be ill if I had to do this all again from scratch.
Moving forward, my plan is to take a ton of photos of the bench seating then begin to take it apart methodically, labeling the back of each piece so that I may reassemble it after I pull up the linoleum and make sure ALL the sub flooring is wiped of all the moldy sludge and properly bleached. Then I'm going to gently sand the surface mold using a ventilation mask and repeat the bleach spray. I sure as heck don't want a future mold problem.
I'll get there but my May camping trip is not going to happen. I work, have to do chores, pick our son up from baseball practice, make dinner, work on the trailer, try to get some riding in when I can and also help my husband in his recovery. To say my plate is full is an understatement. This has been by far the hardest year of our lives and it just keeps coming. What sucks about it is we're good people. Why doesn't sh***y stuff happen to sh***y people?! Heck, my former contractors will probably win the lottery! :(