Hello
I was just coming from a nice building that me and my friends want to take over. The problem with the warehouse/building is mould and water damage, which i have little experience with. I don't know if it's my imagination, but i have a headache after coming from there, and suspect it might have something to do with the mould. The wood tiled floors are bulging, and one wall (a drywall that divides this part from another (inhabited) part of the building) is quite infested with some dark mould. We live in iceland. Don't know if you can imagine how the "climate" is or whatever, but that probably has alot to do with which species of mould flourish here. The summers are around 12-20 degrees celcius (that's 53 - 68 fahrenheit), winters are usually around 2 to -10 celcius ( 35 to 14 fahrenheit ).
I imagine that a sink was left on perhaps, or that the water pipes ruptured during the frost. the latter is, i think, common.
I have been checking out some boring DIY mould removal sites on the net, but they are usually subtle advertisements, and cater to people who have pretty high hygiene standards. I would REALLY like to hear from some squatters who have combatted mould in buildings.(especially people from britain, ireland, scotland, wales, and scandinavia, as these conditions are relatively alike) How you have done it, what protective clothing you used, what substances you used to disinfect, how big the mould spot was. and so on and so on. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING really! Also health issues please.
I have heard of people using Tea tree oil for disinfecting mould, and also vinegar. any ideas about how valid these methods are?
Take care, viktor
I was just coming from a nice building that me and my friends want to take over. The problem with the warehouse/building is mould and water damage, which i have little experience with. I don't know if it's my imagination, but i have a headache after coming from there, and suspect it might have something to do with the mould. The wood tiled floors are bulging, and one wall (a drywall that divides this part from another (inhabited) part of the building) is quite infested with some dark mould. We live in iceland. Don't know if you can imagine how the "climate" is or whatever, but that probably has alot to do with which species of mould flourish here. The summers are around 12-20 degrees celcius (that's 53 - 68 fahrenheit), winters are usually around 2 to -10 celcius ( 35 to 14 fahrenheit ).
I imagine that a sink was left on perhaps, or that the water pipes ruptured during the frost. the latter is, i think, common.
I have been checking out some boring DIY mould removal sites on the net, but they are usually subtle advertisements, and cater to people who have pretty high hygiene standards. I would REALLY like to hear from some squatters who have combatted mould in buildings.(especially people from britain, ireland, scotland, wales, and scandinavia, as these conditions are relatively alike) How you have done it, what protective clothing you used, what substances you used to disinfect, how big the mould spot was. and so on and so on. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING really! Also health issues please.
I have heard of people using Tea tree oil for disinfecting mould, and also vinegar. any ideas about how valid these methods are?
Take care, viktor