brm1109

I need some advise. I am bidding on a trash-out of a home. The problem is that the house also had water damage and mold has grown on most of the stuff inside. So my question:
1. Do I have to treat the trash with anything before putting it in dumpsters?
2. I would probably have to tear down the sheet rock, how would I treat that?

Thanks

skyhook

Wear a full body Tyvek suit and the best respirator (asbestos rated) you can afford. Minimum.

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mradam

Skyhook is correct. PPE is important when dealing with mold.

The trash doesn't need treated with anything, just bag it up and throw it out. Sheetrock the same way, bag it up and throw it out. Anything else that has mold on it that can't be removed/rep[laced needs treated with proper chemicals to kill the mold (no, bleach does not work).

If you have mold in this house you have mold spores floating around and spread through the entire house. You may want to consider hiring a restoration company to do a mold remediation.

FremontREO

Bid the interior debris as a hazard at going rate of 2.5 times the normal HUD cyd removal rate since you will be working in a hazardous environment. THEN let the professionals take over by bidding mold remediation. Look on the yellow pages or on this site (there are some with posts) or I go to IICRC.org and find a professional in your area. I see on your profile rubbish removal so I am presuming you are in the P&P field which means you more than likely don't have a commercial pollution liability policy to cover you for potential claims from mold remediation...Could be wrong but most don't. Have fun and wear the proper protection and make sure the work comp policy is paid!

sprayer48

brm. the above guys are correct. wear full gear at the very least. change the respirator filters a couple of times. the stuff with mold on in should be bagged before thrown into the dumpster.

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