stachybactris found in my house

[tpotter]

I kept insisting that this house was making me sick, and I was positive it was particularly bad in one room + I suspected the master bathroom.

 

Finally, I had enough, and called the handiman. He found insulation stuffed in several areas of the windowsill in the one room that shouldn't have been there, covered in black mold!!! He removed it, washed down the area (it was already dry, sprayed it, and now I'm praying that he got it all (we had the hepa filter going the whole time + the fan blowing in the room with the windows open while it was being done. Also, we all got out of the house (sent the dog to doggie day care, and my DS's went to the library and McDonalds all day (DH and I were at work!)

 

We also had an area of the master bathroom that had gotten wet, and ended up with a hole. The handiman showed me the "stuff".

 

Yukk!

 

We're also having the 28 year old a/c replaced in 2 weeks. It has never needed a filter change in the 4 years we've lived here, because it's not sucking up any dirt.

 

I can't wait to see if this helps with our problems. Our holistic chirpractor told me the other day that he doesn't think that my "ongoing symptoms" from the mycoP I started getting treated for last August is bacterial. I think he was right.

[bws]

In my area we have people who check for mold in the whole house. Also there is a guy checking the air levels in the house. This is done by some sort of sensor. The machine beeps when it finds something toxic. Many people in my neighborhood are doing this for kids with eczema etc.

[tpotter]

In my area we have people who check for mold in the whole house. Also there is a guy checking the air levels in the house. This is done by some sort of sensor. The machine beeps when it finds something toxic. Many people in my neighborhood are doing this for kids with eczema etc.

 

 

That's interesting. I think I'll check into that. I just figured they put petri dishes out from the hardware store, which I can do (and am going to do.)