Journey of Resilience on “House Flood? 10 Cleanup Guidelines”
September 12, 2017
Rebekah from Journey of Resilience wrote an article about “House Flood? 10 Cleanup Guides.”
From the article:
Before we purchased our last home, we looked for 18 months for a house we could afford that didn’t have water damage.
One of the questions we asked realtors or home owners was if the home had ever flooded, but quickly realized that some people’s idea of a flood vs. what we had in mind were generally two completely different ideas. I finally started to ask people, “Have you ever had a leak in your home? Like a plumbing leak, toilet, sink, etc?”
Since we had performed mold testing before moving in, and had an inspector check the home with infrared imaging, we thought we were okay, and certainly didn’t think we had a mold issue.
I even remember telling Josh, as we pulled back into our driveway after being at a friend’s house where my allergies were kicked into high gear, “I’m just thankful that we have a safe home to return to.”
This “safety” comment was made a year before finding out that three separate places in our home were hiding toxic black mold in the walls and floor.
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