Mold remediation options

[Stephanie Salas]

Good day! I have a duplex I am highly interested in purchasing. In fact, close to pulling the trigger per se. But, inspection came back revealing mold in the attic.

Seller wants me to split the costs to remediate the mold. I’m fine with that but seller wants to use dry fog method to remediate.

I’m new to all all of this. Has anyone had similar scenario and if so, what are some ideas or should I just walk away.

Is dry fog effective at removing mold? It seems to be less costly than other proven method by a wide margin.

I don’t want to “sweep it under the rug” and make sure the mold is removed for good.

Thanks

[Derek Carroll]

@Stephanie Salas

I love mold properties for flips because it’s a word that scares people like asbestos but it’s relatively easy to solve. Check your area but you might not even need a “mold remediation specialist “ to do the work. Call a place like servepro and your cost triples versus having your handyman fix it.

I’m no mold expert by any means and I always consult with someone on each project but it’s usually as simple as stopping the source of moisture and removing anything with the mold. In the Attic it’s much harder to remove the mold containing wood without getting into large projects so you’ll want to kill and encapsulate it. Ive used foggers before as a recommended solution by an environmental pro but it might not be the best solution in every case.