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So last time I talked about mold, it was in my basement.  We had found some mold along some of the baseboards in our basement/rec-room so we had to call in a mold guy to check it out.  He came by did some tests and asked us a few questions about furniture placement.  Apparently, poor air flow behind furniture that is pressed up against the wall can cause mold too.  Not the case here, although it’s not so bad.  It would seem that who ever put up the drywall put it all the way down to the concrete floor which is a no, no in a basement.  You’re supposed to have a few inch gap on the bottom to keep that from happening.  What happens now is we have to cut away any mold that is on the walls and replace the carpet.  Which is okay, because we where looking to redo the basement anyway since we’re also putting down new hardwood in the house.

We are lucky though that the mold didn’t climb up the walls behind the drywall.  Then it would have been all kinds of bad news.  It will cost us money in the end, but it’s good to know that I shouldn’t have to worry about it again.  Have you ever had house/apartment issues that you had to deal with?  It’s not fun, but nice when it’s done.