I have to do a large day care center(6500sq) My qustion is,there are 2 moldy spots 3feet in size under air conditioners, and I was curious, is releas-it capable of knocking those areas out, or should I treat it with moldicide, and cap over it, or should I prespray, flush, then cap. Any advise is appreciated. Garrett..

I'll start by saying, I'm not a mold remediator, it's not my area of expertise.

But I will say this:
Mold + Day Care = Lawsuit waiting to happen. (And that lawsuit could wind up extending to you)

Proceed with extreme caution!

If you're brave enough to pursue this job - you MUST treat the mold according to mold remediation standards. Mold can be tricky stuff. The little bit that I do know about mold, tells me that it's something to be careful about. This is not carpet cleaning, when mold is present it goes into an entirely new direction. Don't walk from this one, run.




Rick Gelinas
encapman

First thing to remember you were hired to clean the carpeting not to remove the mold.

You say the spots are three feet are they three feet round or three feet small strips.

I can tell you from experiance that the spots are most likely from the water of the air conditioners leaking on to the carpeting for extened peroids of time.

Now the question is it the leaking from the out side of the building going to the inside. This means water had to leach through the wall and the wall cavity would most likely have mold in it also.

#2 is the water leaking from the inside part of the wall onto the carpeting.
the water could still be leaching into the wall.


I would inform them they may or may not have a mold problem, they need to check on it. You will gladly clean the carpting, the surface mold may or may not disappear but the problem has not gone away.

Put somthing in writting about this situation so you do not get burned
and then clean the carpeting

David

i agree with Rick, don't risk it!

i assume that they used the word "Mold", so whether it is or not, it is mold in their mind. (and if you used the word mold, well may not want to do that again)

if you touch it, who do you think the 1st person they are gonna call when 1 of the DOZENS of children has an asthma attack. and that attack may not have anything to do with the "mold" problem that THEY have, but it will be YOUR problem from then on.

thanx --- Derek.

Thanks for the advise. After going there in person I found out that, yes indeed there is mold in 2 areas surounding water coolers, I think Rick is right, being a green pea and never dealing with mold before, I'm gonna walk from this job. Even @ .25sf I don't need the liabiliaty. Thanks Guys.. Garrett

wise choice Garrett. tho that is great money for commercial, it may have cost you more.

thanx --- D.

Good choice, Garret. Moldy carpet should be removed, not cleaned. Suggest to the daycare owner that they have the carpet in that area taken up and replace it with some type of tile or some other hard floor surface covering. This suggestion can be found in the EPA guidelines for floor coverings. Any where there is a water source, i.e. drinking fountains, bathrooms, etc., carpet should not be laid in the area for the exact reason of your post! And yes, they need to have a certified AMRT remove it to take liability off their own shoulders! Go back and tell them this and you will be, as Rick G says often, their hero!