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A home owner in your town recently asked me why he cannot just paint over our cut out and throw away a 2X2 foot spot of Southwest Florida mold growing on the ceiling in the laundry room. The mold was caused by an overflow from his A/C condensation pan under the air handler in the attic space. The answer has several parts but first taking action to prevent a reoccurrence is paramount. The A/C drain pan probably overflowed because the drain line was clogged or obstructed. The A/C condensate pan is like a culture dish in your attic. Southwest Florida Mold spores are present in the air almost all ...
A tale of two Southwest Florida water losses. Scenario #1 A condominium owner in your town has a unit that he rents out during the “season” to help pay his mortgage and insurance expenses. Last month his renter called him to say that the cold water supply hose on the washing machine burst during the night. Before he could wake up, find the main water shut off and stop the flooding there was 1 inch of Southwest Florida water in the hallway to the front door, the kitchen and guest bathroom were Southwest Florida flooded and Southwest Florida water was beginning to soak the living roo...
A condominium owner in Southwest Florida noticed a musty smell when he was putting holiday decorations away in a hall closet. He sprayed some Lysol in the closet and manually turned on the Air conditioning to get rid of the smell. The next weekend he decided to change the air conditioning filters and noticed that something was growing on the dust on the filter. So he decided to look around and found that the guest bedroom, near the hall closet, had Southwest Florida mold growing on the wall below and to either side of the window. He called his association’s management company and they re...
A home owner writes; We had driven to Orlando for the long weekend with the kids. The house looked fine when we pulled into the driveway after our trip but when I opened the front door it hit me like a punch. There was half an inch of standing water in our living room, dining room and kitchen. We all walked in and stood in the puddle that was our home. As I walked to the bedrooms each one was soaked, the carpet squishing beneath my feet. I had no idea what to do. Thank goodness my wife was still thinking and said where is the water coming from? I ran out the back door and shut off the main wat...
Alva Mold spores can easily be breathed into the lungs. Exposure to mold can cause cold-like symptoms and can trigger asthma attacks. It is not safe to live in a Alva home with high levels of mold in the air. Lengthy or repeated exposure to high levels of mold can also be harmful to health and may cause development of an allergy to mold. Allergic reaction to mold spores can occur even when the Alva mold is dead. Alva Mold must be removed to be safe. Exposure to Alva mold should be minimized for all people but especially children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with respiratory problems...
Do you live in an area that is likely to be affected by Alva flooding? If yes, then you need to purchase flood insurance. This is a requirement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It is true that people who live in a relatively dry climate are still victims of flooding. It is important to but Alva flood insurance to cover damages that may result from storms, melting snow, inadequate or overloaded drains or hurricane non-wind damages. The regular home owners insurance does not cover your home and property against Alva water damages. Statistics show that about twenty five percen...