Comments on: Water damage in commercial building & black & green mold? http://www.sacramentowaterdamageteam.com/water-damage-restoration/water-damage-commercial 24 Hour Emergency Response Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:43:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: linlyons http://www.sacramentowaterdamageteam.com/water-damage-restoration/water-damage-commercial/comment-page-1#comment-61 linlyons Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:08:59 +0000 http://www.sacramentowaterdamageteam.com/water-damage-restoration/water-damage-in-commercial-building-black-green-mold#comment-61 while i'm not a engineer, i think you're in trouble. there are some "black molds" that are toxic. maybe you should look to working in a different building. if i had to guess, eventually someone will call the EPA, or CDC, or someone, and it will be determined that the building, as it is, is not habitable. drilling holes will not dry out sheetrock in a reasonable time frame. Not taking up carpets was probably a bad decision, and might be a sign that the owner of the building does not have the money to fix the problem as it should be. that would mean that there'll be a law suit and the owner will just declare bankruptcy and you're all on your own after that. Sorry. to fix the problem, you'd have to remove all the carpet, and any flooring that was wet, and replace it. you'd probably have to remove the sheet rock and replace the wall studs that are still wet. keep in mind, there are many different types of building construction. some are far more prone to absorbing water than others. i presume that it's only 1 story, but you didn't say that. that means that i'm just guessing. good luck.<br><b>References : </b><br> while i’m not a engineer, i think you’re in trouble. there are some "black molds" that are toxic. maybe you should look to working in a different building. if i had to guess, eventually someone will call the EPA, or CDC, or someone, and it will be determined that the building, as it is, is not habitable. drilling holes will not dry out sheetrock in a reasonable time frame. Not taking up carpets was probably a bad decision, and might be a sign that the owner of the building does not have the money to fix the problem as it should be. that would mean that there’ll be a law suit and the owner will just declare bankruptcy and you’re all on your own after that. Sorry.

to fix the problem, you’d have to remove all the carpet, and any flooring that was wet, and replace it. you’d probably have to remove the sheet rock and replace the wall studs that are still wet. keep in mind, there are many different types of building construction. some are far more prone to absorbing water than others. i presume that it’s only 1 story, but you didn’t say that. that means that i’m just guessing.

good luck.
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