Mold order problem

Like everyone else has said. If you smell mold you have mold. Open up the walls and dry it out.

colliehauler wrote:
If you have something rotting you have to get rid of what's rotting. Need to replace what's bad and the smell will go away.

If it was leaking the dampness is trapped inside of the ceiling and/or walls. No matter what you do the smell will keep coming back until you open up the structure and dry it out. Heated pole barn is nice, but that heat is not getting behind the walls to dry out the wood and soaked insulation.

On the plus side, a heated pole barn is the best place to do this kind of restoration work. I had to replace my slide out floor working outside this winter:

87bob wrote:
I have a Jayco built in 1996 it was not maintained well. It had several roof leaks. When we bought it the PO did his best to cover up the mold odor. Not long after the ordor. Re-appeared it has been kept inside in a heated pole barn for over a year with the doors, vents and windows open. I thought by now the ordor would dissipate. Short of a all out gut job, what can I use to remove the order? I would prefer not to use bleach or any product that may bleach out fabrics. Thanks in advance for any help you can share,

87, if you don't have rot, but just old damp stink, there are a few things to try. Just airing it out won't solve it.

Unfinished wood really soaks up odors. I've replaced the plywood, or OSB bed base with new plywood, it made a difference. Under the bed, or in cubbies under dinettes etc, there is usually one-side unfinished 1/8" plywood paneling. I've used shellac or shellac based BIN to seal in the odors and stop new ones. It takes two coats of shellac to seal out the odors and to keep new ones from soaking in. slop it on unfinished floors too.

Steam clean upholstery, although it doesn't seem to soak up the stink as bad as wood. I've washed walls and ceilings with diluted bleach on a sponge.

For those musty damp areas under the tub etc., I use a 250 watt heat lamp aimed into that area to dry it out. BIN comes in a spray can also, so I spray it under these areas to seal out the odor.

BIN is a product used by fire and flood repair companies, ServePro, etc., to paint on walls and studs to stop smoke odors.
You can use Kilz to kill mold.

If your wife likes to use a lot of perfume, that'll help (LOL).

If you have something rotting you have to get rid of what's rotting. Need to replace what's bad and the smell will go away.

You gotta get rid of the rotten wood that is causing the smell, so you may have to open it up and rebuild things. I've used Kanberra Gel Tree Oil, works pretty good when TT has been closed up in damp weather for a long time. As long as dry rot has not set in, the Kanberra will help.

I haven't used an ozone generator, but have heard they work great.

Rent or buy an ozone generator. Close up the coach and let the generator run for 2 or 3 days. That should do it. You might have to do it a couple of times. Ozone will kill everything Go to Amazon and type in ozone generator. You will find all kinds!

Odor equals massive dangerous mold conditions. Your best bet, strip it to the studs and replace everything, or junk it!