We in Idaho are also dealing with mold toxins. Please use respirator! Masks will do nothing to protect you. We have had to use BioCide 100. We have been displaced for over a year. May the love of Jesus Christ, and the prayers of fellowship believers in Idaho, comfort you all!
Curious what the cause of your mold in Idaho is, if you don’t mind sharing? I’m in Colorado & due to faulty plumbing in the originating building process 10 years ago our bathrooms, kitchen, plus heating & cooling systems all had mold contamination. I got really sick for 2 years before we figured it out. It was all hidden from site but after testing showed mold in the air, the mold mitigation started & everywhere they tore apart the walls they found more mold. Prayers. 💟🙏🏻✝️
I am from Canada and I ache for all you are going through! I am amazed at your pleasantness even with such difficulties! May the Lord continue to strengthen you!
Praying for you that the Lord lays it on someone’s heart who has experience with dealing with mold to come and offer their services to you free of charge. The Lord said he would provide all that we need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. So Father we are asking that you will send help soon. That you will meet the needs of this family and so many others. In Jesus precious name amen!
I pray for your health & help. Others in similar situation are wearing respirator type masks & protective clothing. It doesn't seem safe for you or children. Please get a professional from some of groups or churches to evaluate the mold & toxins and get you help. I pray you have wisdom & discernment.
🙏 praying for you all. Mold is so dangerous and, as you said, be part of the cause of the continued sickness of everyone. Can you add respirators to your Amazon list? I think people would help you get some, at least for working in your basement and scraping the bricks (or whatever was happening there?). 🙏
Please wear a better mask. Everything is getting through those cheap things!!! Praying for you guys! It is crazy how horrible flood damage is and how mold spreads like a plague. Take heart, Yah is with you in all of this as i am sure you know!!! How is Sabrina? We haven't seen her on? Is she okay???
Wow I’m so heart broken for everyone dealing with this. I can’t imagine. Thank God for those that are able to help. Praying you get all the mold taken care of and can start to heal.
Yes, this is sad. I see on governors website where they are getting the $ and support collected. I do not understand why it's taking so long for your states government to do the right thing. Call them many times.
Wow a powerful, yet painful, metaphor of how Jesus cleanses and prunes our souls. He goes room by room, cleaning out what doesn’t serve us, makes us sick, and has been broken. It feels like loss, but brings freedom and room to grow. Thank for showing us this earthly picture of a Heavenly grace.
Oh my friend please take it from someone who has (& still is) battling mold sickness, please you & your family go to a safe (safe meaning mold free) place if possible. Family or friends I pray there’s someone who can open the door to y’all. The belongings can be replaced. God will restore. Between your masks & remedial approach, y’all are just being exposed that much more with an unprecedented amount of work to do. I mean no disrespect mold is not to underestimate. Prioritize your health my friend I pray in Jesus name y’all are led to safety quickly. I had to let go of my home in Louisiana for the same reason. I speak vibrant health & healing over y’all’s bodies & minds in Jesus name. Psalms 91 praise be to God! May God bless you all with direction, good health & abundance (more than before) in Jesus mighty name. 🙏🏻
bleach actually softens the molds outer shell, thus allowing it to multiply into millions of more spores, thus making it worse. There are mold remediation companies.
Agree. Also, Young Living Thieves doesn't do this. They have the essential oil and cleaners. Also, if you can figure out what products mold remediation companies use that might help.
I’m so sorry. Can you move? I got very sick from 2 years of mold exposure in our home. We couldn’t see it. We had faulty plumbing in the original build. When we finally got mold remediation the more they tore apart the walls & floors the more mold they found in the bathrooms, kitchen floor under the fridge & entire HVAC. I was so sick I wanted to die. We ended up moving into our RV. Praying, dear sister. 💟🙏🏻✝️
@ Thank you! I’m sorry you walked a journey in those shoes l, too. I am doing much better. My liver labs were 30x the highest normal range when we moved out & 4 months later we’re back to normal. I took activated charcoal to help bind & remove toxins, among other efforts to recover. Hope your doing better too. 🙏🏻💟
I'm so sorry for all the heartbreak and damage you are all going through. My sons and I were diagnosed with CIRS from Mold Toxicity coming from our home that we've been in one year. One week after the hurricanes hit, we had to pull all the flooring and insulation and all just before winter was such a shock to me. However, I have been giving thanks to God that we did not lose our home like many of you on the east coast have endured. I grew up with hurricanes and we just spent almost a week without power with the house in shambles. I don't know how to even explain other than the Grace of God - we are always taken care of and provided for. Thank you so much for sharing. Mold is affecting people everywhere. I'm praying for us to come up with solutions other than the "remediation" which is cost prohibitive and not helping out homeowners insurance policies.
I am new to your channel but I have started watching you more frequently as your episodes have popped up more often on my feed. You and your family will continue to be in my prayers as I know this is a very hard situation for you. Our family had dealt with a horrible mold situation in our house a couple years ago and didn’t know until my husband became chronically ill and now my children suffer from various issues as a result. As much as I know you want to do all that you can to restore and clean your home, the health of your family is much more critical. Please reconsider having your children and family attempt to clean this. It’s not worth the long term health effects that it can have on your family. Praying you can find a mold remediator or expert to help you through this and most importantly that the Lord provides a longterm alternative place to stay in the meantime.
This is so difficult for me to see that you still going through this! 😢 Many prayers for you, Heidi, and everyone! God bless you and your loved ones in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ!✝️🙏❤️
Hello, what works is non scented household bleach & water, i mix it 50/50 . Get an air pump garden spayer & spray the cinder brick walls , i would do 1 wall at a time & run outside for air & wait & back for another. Chemical mask & safety gogles & then put a wood stove down there & pipe out any opening, thats going to take some time to dry. I hold my breath sometimes & in & out for good air, doesn't take long to do a wall or be safe 1 minute in then 10 minutes outside letting basement vent .Vinegar doesn't work.
I'm so very sorry for all of your struggles. The people of the Most High are being tested in so many ways. One day at a time in Him...getting closer to the coming of the King!
My health & age stops physical help,will wrap arms of prayers daily, raised my boys in New Bern,NC went through 4 of them storms,not fun lot of work repair although the Lord was there,Please know we care
My family and I are from Elizabethton, TN. We, as well, were impacted by the floods of Helene. Our entire town, even our municipal airport turned into nothing but donation hubs, trying so hard to get the supplies into North Carolina. There are so many here with water damage and mold, it's heartbreaking. The community is trying to combat as much as possible. My in-laws got infections and pneumonia. hospitalized, from helping the flood victims in Erwin, TN and other places in NC. I will be praying for you and your family. After seeing the devastation here, neighboring West NC, we all feel like family and take this situation personally. God bless 🙏
Sorry for your situation. I would try high strength vinegar to kill the mold. More than one application if needed. A garden sprayer, a respirator with filter, and a hazmat suit would do it. I am no expert, but do some research and I hope you try it because using screwdrivers won't take away the mold deep in the cracks. Good luck and God Bless.
Eric's wife: my heart hurts for you. I have known Native Christian friend of mine whose house needed to be demolished essentially and totally redone. I hope you have professional working on your house. You are doing phenomenal Heidi. You are loved and appreciated. I heard about something on youtube the other day about UV light that kills mold? that hospitals use? I am not a mold expert. I will keep you in my prayers. As I clean up my own house, you remind us all of our blessings of despite the challenges of my herniated disc in my back, I don't have to deal with the mold as you have been doing. It makes my heart cry. I am praying for all 14 of you, for your health and that of your animals. Any words I can offer to lift you up and encourage all of you, I give it gladly.
I'm so heartbroken for all the problems Helene has put WNC through. I feel you will get through this but it sure doesn't feel like it does it? I love hearing your work to save your home. Take care, I wish I could help, I live in Indiana. I lived in Shelby, NC for two years and felt the strength of community, it was such a warm period of time for me. Prayers and hugs.
I am SO sorry!! I just had to move out of our place due to mold. It was making us VERY sick. I am happy to share resources but please find an integrative Dr that specializes in Mold. Dr Jill Crista has incredible information. Praying for you all!!
It’s gonna be so cold there soon 😢 we’re in West Virginia and it’s gonna be almost Minnesota cold (where I’m from) next week! While hopefully that’ll help kill off the mold, I pray everyone is safe and warm. ❤ And healed!🙏🏻
Listen I’d like to get in touch my company can provide a sealant that will help protect against mold for years to come but restoration work needs to be done properly and those masks should be avoided especially children they should keep away from the mold spores I’m working with my CEO to find a way to help hopefully will be in touch soon.
I hope you can help them. I wish I was rich. They need to be in respirators. Those masks, they're going to eventually possibly get sick. Not good for their lungs.
God bless you, your family and all others affected by this tragedy. It has shown us that in the end, the only ones we can count on are God and his children. I pray for you daily and wish I could do sovmuch more!!
You need to wear a full hazmat suit with goggles and a respirator. I would also consult with a mold remediation company. I have had to deal with mold in my house and what your doing is not the right prodedure If its in the basement, it will go throughout the house in the Winter. its called the stack effect. The stack effect can act as a "chimney" drawing mold-laden air from the basement into the rest of the house. I would highly recommend you not live in that house until the house has been remediated. I would also have the mold tested for the type. You don't want to live in a house with black mold.
Don't know if they actually work, but I keep seeing adds for something called the "Uvilizer" I think it is. Supposedly kills all the mold. You're in my prayers.
I've owned a construction company for about 15 years. Mold is an issue in many people's basements. To remove mold, the first thing that needs to happen is to remove the moisture in the air. Mold grows when the moisture in the air is around 60% or greater. There is a device called a hygrometer that will monitor your humidity. When you or someone you hire goes to remove the moisture, it should not drop below 30%. I personally like 35 - 40% range. To remove the mold spores in the air, someone would need to buy an air purifier - Renpho is a good brand. To remove moisture in the air, someone would need to buy dehumidifier(s). Hisense and GE are good brands. After further mold growth is stopped, removal of moldy surfaces as possible would be next - sheetrock, paneling, insulation, doors, etc. Typically mold is worse on the inside side. The next step is to get some spray containers (mid sized), fill them full of white vinegar (I do not recommend bleach due to human sensitivity), don't dilute, thoroughly spray down areas with mold and wipe up as much as you can with rags. I would then throw away these rags in their own trash bags separate from your normal trash bags. After that, remaining surfaces with mold in the basement need to be encased. Kilz is a popular brand. Some people use Drylok. There are a couple options to choose from. Whatever the option is, you want the paint material to be thick. Thicker = better. Multiple coats may be necessary. Dollar Tree sells cheap brushes and roller pads. I personally recommend digging trenches on the outside of the house to reroute water away from the property at least 10 feet away and tarring as much as the block under the ground as possible. On the inside, I recommend installing 1 bys to allow room for water resistant insulation to be installed. If you choose to put up sheetrock again in the basement - either ceiling or walls, there is sheetrock with a purple cover. Purple = water resistant and mold resistant. With the increase cost of paneling due to the inflation, installing purple sheetrock is about 40% more expensive than installing paneling in my area of America.
I know someone who lived in a house with mold and she lost the use of her legs from the Aspergillus. Doctors said she would never walk again. She was in a wheelchair. She can walk now but has constant pain in her joints and takes painkillers all the time because years later she has constant pain in her joints. The mold does something to your joints. I don't know the medical pathology I just know firsthand how living in a house with mold ruined this woman's knees, hips, etc. She ended up moving out of her house and putting all her possessions on the street for the garbage truck and had to spray paint skull and bones on everything so people wouldn't take it. Her husband ended up with Major Depression from the mold. Mold in your home is nothing to take chances with. It can also be in the trees in the area.
We have a lot of family in Western NC., my Husband is from a little town right outside of Asheville. Devastation doesn't even begin, to describe what happened here. So many lost lives. Tragic. God Bless.
It's like that here in Florida too people on the coast still have no power in the house because if the house is very old they won't put the power back on. These people will lose their house can gentrification is happening
I am sorry you are dealing with all of this. Praying you get the help you need. We had a flood in 2008 and I was able to organize people into helping those who were hit the worst. There are only 2 things that kill mold spores. Sunlight and bleach, but only in small amounts. One capful in a bucket of water is all it takes. If you just wash with soap and water, it only takes off the surface growth but the spores are still there to grow again. Change your water often and wipe down everything. The flood water is so contaminated, so we had a bucket of water by the door to dunk our feet in before coming in the house. Leave the outside shoes outside and then burn them when you are done with this. The Methodist Churches do flood buckets for people who are in floods, but someone needs to contact them to get a semi delivered. They are full of cleaning supplies. May God send you help and aid as winter is coming in. Big hugs.
I'm so sorry that you're going through this. I'm praying for your family and everyone who has been affected by the hurricanes. I know you probably know this and have tried it, but Concromium is the only thing that kills and stops the growth of mold. I'm not sure I'm spelling it correctly. If you haven't tried it, try it. It worked so well at our house when we had to clear out a lot of mold from water damage.
Please be so careful. You have to wear certain respirator masks when dealing with mold. And you can clean it out with white vinegar instead of bleach. Sorry, I'm sure you get alot of advice. Just want you all to be safe. We still deal with mold in our home. It's very frustrating
Does anyone have access to respirators for this family as they're working with this mold? Masks are not enough. I am so sorry you are dealing with so much I wish there was some way I could help but I did not have the resources but I will pray. So if anybody out there could help this family get some respirators that would be huge
We're in Aus, so watching from a distance. So sorry for all you're going through. Just a couple of thoughts - that seem really negative. In the OT, if the mold (or leprosy) kept coming back, the house was demolished. Real Estate Mindset posted an interview with Lacey, SAR Communication, on YT, 13 November 2024. At about the six minute mark she was talking about radioactive contamination and toxins in the water. No idea from here whether you would be in an area that could be affected. Praying you have the help you need.
Mold is horrible. I nearly died from toxins in my home. We had to tear down 80% of our house and rebuild. We have been working on rebuilding for 3 years (insurance didn’t cover anything). The house is framed and roofed. We are living in my grandparents house until we can finish rebuilding. I hope the clean up goes well for you. Praying for your family.
Oh my goodness mold is so dangerous! I have been so sick for 2 years from mold found in our hvac system. I am currently seeing a doctor, Dr. Alice Ingram, (whom herself had been sick from mold in the past) at Family Functional Medicine in Greensboro, NC, for mold toxicity, and she is starting a new mold group bc of all the mold in western NC. It's via zoom for $100 a month which includes weekly meetings full of all sorts of info and personal one on one appointments with her for treatment if anyone is interested.
I live thousands of miles away but I used warm white full strength vinegar mixed with borax and painted that on moldy walls (which had been that way for quite a while!) which worked well and the mold did not come back
What area are you in? My husband and I are part of an outreach ministry team that have started feeding, bringing donations and building supplies up to the area. We have been in Swannanoa mostly
As a follower of Jesus you guys will get through this. I can do ALL things through Jesus Christ that gives me strength. I pray people will see this and will offer their help. If I was there I would come help in a heartbeat! I am so so sorry and I know that our faithful God will pull you through this. Through trials like this he pulls us in and makes us stronger! So true. ❤
I was going to ask the same. Can the landlord help hiring professionals? I know you are already, please friend, take mold very seriously, Brian knew someone who unfortunately died from long term exposure to mold. 😢😢
I have mold in my bethrooms now. A dryingmachine does help, but professionals need to remove the rest. But I also got so sick for almost two weeks. Bad stuff.
So sorry to see this. I agree with some of your viewers though. Looking up mold remediation and you will see solutions to use. Chipping can be spreading the mold spores and the mask recommended are the N95 type. Lots of exposure here to the rest of your family and the house. So not worth it to chip the concrete. All over the web, remediation of mold on concrete walls can be very detrimental with no expertise. Please, don't chip it. You are spreading it and the mask you have aren't made for that.
I have a little background with mold so may I offer a kind suggestion. I use to grow mushroom to eat for our family. While it is not the same spore problem, there are some simularitys with what I had to deal with. In order to grow the mushrooms I had to sterilize everything completely or mold similar to what you're dealing with would occur in the grow box. To combat that I simply used unscented bleach water. Just spray it on the surface. That had a 100% knockdown. May I suggest you use that on the surfaces you are going to work on the day before you work on it. This will kill all the active mold. Then after you have finished working on it, spray it again to prevent it from starting again. You might have to do it every couple days for a week or so but it will end the issue. Just remember that the bleach water will need to be vented before you work in the area so it doesn't bother your lungs. You might try wiping down items with mold on them with a bleach water rag. Bleach is an amazing liquid when it comes to mold. We are continuing to pray for you for health and prosperity.
Hey Heidi! I thought I recalled you saying I'm a video a long time ago that y'all at renters. Is that correct? If so, are the landlords helping you with this??
I’m brand new to your channel so please forgive my ignorance; but I’ve not heard much about insurance. Is your insurance company one of those denying your claim ?? 😢it’s so hard to know who to support , I’m not hearing much about Samaritans purse , are they still able to be there for support?
Please get your family out of that house, there are so many comments here about the dangers of mold. You are not doing it the right way, it is unsafe, get out now. The health and lives of 14 people are on the line. Look up the effects and contact a mold remediation company, even if they're not in your area. Please take all these comments seriously.
Agreed..my sister ended up in serious health due to mold in a hospital for a month due to mold. When she was released my family had them moved out if that house
I commented on that other post but my goodness I didn’t realize children were living in here and helping. This is so dangerous and unhealthy and not okay. My husband and I threw away an entire home to save the lives of our babies who were getting sicker and sicker due to mold. I see in the comments there are many people warning. There’s no working through this kind of damage- you cant bring those things with you! The spores will continue to replicate and cause sickness. It is better to lose material than watch family members die from illness. I beg you as a sister in Christ to look up the health effects of staying in there. I am so sad to be seeing little children without proper protection working and disturbing all those spores. Every hack at that wall is causing millions of spores to explode and release mycotoxins into the air. These are persistent and do not wash out easily. They are what causes illness. Y’all gotta be strong and find a place that is healthy to live. I’d rather die knowing I spoke truth into this situation than try to not hurt feelings. Please, look into the serious health effects of continuing to live in that kind of environment
Give them a new house.. people have no other choices.. period..abd I restored houses for 20 plus years.. you can aradicate mold. Send them respirators. That's why their stripping the home.
I’m watching you all hammer the walls and scrape the paint that is not productive or needed. YOu need to kill the mold..as I stated below with “swimming pool chlorine” You are breathing it and ingesting it as you scrape. If you feel you need to scrape then use a productive electric sander for cement would make the effort productive.
So was the flooding in the basement or your whole house? so if only in your basement then because you had no electricity or de humidifer fans it caused mold to build up? So is your landlord able to help and provide some paint and other stuff to help with that or is it basically you that has to deal with it all. i am sorry it is not easy. It will take a while I know.
You can see the paint and Killz and cleaners etc down there during the video. Looks like they’re doing all of the protocols but it can be a tough battle and blow and grow everywhere. East coast mountains are already moist place and these things can get out of hand quickly.
We in Idaho are also dealing with mold toxins. Please use respirator! Masks will do nothing to protect you.
We have had to use BioCide 100.
We have been displaced for over a year.
May the love of Jesus Christ, and the prayers of fellowship believers in Idaho, comfort you all!
Curious what the cause of your mold in Idaho is, if you don’t mind sharing? I’m in Colorado & due to faulty plumbing in the originating building process 10 years ago our bathrooms, kitchen, plus heating & cooling systems all had mold contamination. I got really sick for 2 years before we figured it out. It was all hidden from site but after testing showed mold in the air, the mold mitigation started & everywhere they tore apart the walls they found more mold. Prayers. 💟🙏🏻✝️
Thank you for mentioning the respirators!!!
I am from Canada and I ache for all you are going through! I am amazed at your pleasantness even with such difficulties! May the Lord continue to strengthen you!
God pour mercy and grace on these people 🙏
Praying for you that the Lord lays it on someone’s heart who has experience with dealing with mold to come and offer their services to you free of charge. The Lord said he would provide all that we need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. So Father we are asking that you will send help soon. That you will meet the needs of this family and so many others. In Jesus precious name amen!
I pray for your health & help. Others in similar situation are wearing respirator type masks & protective clothing. It doesn't seem safe for you or children. Please get a professional from some of groups or churches to evaluate the mold & toxins and get you help. I pray you have wisdom & discernment.
🙏 praying for you all. Mold is so dangerous and, as you said, be part of the cause of the continued sickness of everyone. Can you add respirators to your Amazon list? I think people would help you get some, at least for working in your basement and scraping the bricks (or whatever was happening there?). 🙏
Please wear a better mask. Everything is getting through those cheap things!!! Praying for you guys! It is crazy how horrible flood damage is and how mold spreads like a plague. Take heart, Yah is with you in all of this as i am sure you know!!! How is Sabrina? We haven't seen her on? Is she okay???
Wow I’m so heart broken for everyone dealing with this. I can’t imagine. Thank God for those that are able to help. Praying you get all the mold taken care of and can start to heal.
Yes, this is sad. I see on governors website where they are getting the $ and support collected. I do not understand why it's taking so long for your states government to do the right thing. Call them many times.
Wow a powerful, yet painful, metaphor of how Jesus cleanses and prunes our souls. He goes room by room, cleaning out what doesn’t serve us, makes us sick, and has been broken. It feels like loss, but brings freedom and room to grow. Thank for showing us this earthly picture of a Heavenly grace.
Oh my friend please take it from someone who has (& still is) battling mold sickness, please you & your family go to a safe (safe meaning mold free) place if possible. Family or friends I pray there’s someone who can open the door to y’all. The belongings can be replaced. God will restore. Between your masks & remedial approach, y’all are just being exposed that much more with an unprecedented amount of work to do. I mean no disrespect mold is not to underestimate. Prioritize your health my friend I pray in Jesus name y’all are led to safety quickly. I had to let go of my home in Louisiana for the same reason. I speak vibrant health & healing over y’all’s bodies & minds in Jesus name. Psalms 91 praise be to God! May God bless you all with direction, good health & abundance (more than before) in Jesus mighty name. 🙏🏻
Yes, leave NOW! I’m going through mold illness now and for the past 5 years! Please get out 😢
Agreed leaving is safer.
Mold is no joke....it's very toxic. Please keep children away.
bleach actually softens the molds outer shell, thus allowing it to multiply into millions of more spores, thus making it worse. There are mold remediation companies.
Agree. Also, Young Living Thieves doesn't do this. They have the essential oil and cleaners.
Also, if you can figure out what products mold remediation companies use that might help.
I’m so sorry. Can you move? I got very sick from 2 years of mold exposure in our home. We couldn’t see it. We had faulty plumbing in the original build. When we finally got mold remediation the more they tore apart the walls & floors the more mold they found in the bathrooms, kitchen floor under the fridge & entire HVAC. I was so sick I wanted to die. We ended up moving into our RV. Praying, dear sister. 💟🙏🏻✝️
@@SaltyBibleCracker I pray you’re doing much better now. I know what those shoes feel like. Only the grace of God!
@ Thank you! I’m sorry you walked a journey in those shoes l, too. I am doing much better. My liver labs were 30x the highest normal range when we moved out & 4 months later we’re back to normal. I took activated charcoal to help bind & remove toxins, among other efforts to recover. Hope your doing better too. 🙏🏻💟
@@SaltyBibleCracker All glory to God! I’m getting there my friend.
@ glad to hear that. Keep trending up! 🙏🏻💟
Prayer sent.
I'm so sorry for all the heartbreak and damage you are all going through. My sons and I were diagnosed with CIRS from Mold Toxicity coming from our home that we've been in one year. One week after the hurricanes hit, we had to pull all the flooring and insulation and all just before winter was such a shock to me. However, I have been giving thanks to God that we did not lose our home like many of you on the east coast have endured. I grew up with hurricanes and we just spent almost a week without power with the house in shambles.
I don't know how to even explain other than the Grace of God - we are always taken care of and provided for. Thank you so much for sharing.
Mold is affecting people everywhere. I'm praying for us to come up with solutions other than the "remediation" which is cost prohibitive and not helping out homeowners insurance policies.
I am new to your channel but I have started watching you more frequently as your episodes have popped up more often on my feed.
You and your family will continue to be in my prayers as I know this is a very hard situation for you. Our family had dealt with a horrible mold situation in our house a couple years ago and didn’t know until my husband became chronically ill and now my children suffer from various issues as a result. As much as I know you want to do all that you can to restore and clean your home, the health of your family is much more critical. Please reconsider having your children and family attempt to clean this. It’s not worth the long term health effects that it can have on your family. Praying you can find a mold remediator or expert to help you through this and most importantly that the Lord provides a longterm alternative place to stay in the meantime.
This is so difficult for me to see that you still going through this! 😢 Many prayers for you, Heidi, and everyone!
God bless you and your loved ones in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ!✝️🙏❤️
This video made me cry. It’s so heartbreaking what y’all are going through. Continuing to pray for you all. Love y’all! ❤
Hello, what works is non scented household bleach & water, i mix it 50/50 . Get an air pump garden spayer & spray the cinder brick walls , i would do 1 wall at a time & run outside for air & wait & back for another. Chemical mask & safety gogles & then put a wood stove down there & pipe out any opening, thats going to take some time to dry. I hold my breath sometimes & in & out for good air, doesn't take long to do a wall or be safe 1 minute in then 10 minutes outside letting basement vent .Vinegar doesn't work.
I'm so very sorry for all of your struggles. The people of the Most High are being tested in so many ways. One day at a time in Him...getting closer to the coming of the King!
May ABBA's grace and peace be with you and family.
Praying so hard for y’all !! ❤🙏
Really breaks my heart what has happened to you all. I've been praying and will continue to pray for you guys. 🙏 I wish I had money to help.
Praying for your family and the people of North Carolina!
Praying for you and your family Heidi.
My health & age stops physical help,will wrap arms of prayers daily, raised my boys in New Bern,NC went through 4 of them storms,not fun lot of work repair although the Lord was there,Please know we care
My family and I are from Elizabethton, TN. We, as well, were impacted by the floods of Helene. Our entire town, even our municipal airport turned into nothing but donation hubs, trying so hard to get the supplies into North Carolina. There are so many here with water damage and mold, it's heartbreaking. The community is trying to combat as much as possible. My in-laws got infections and pneumonia. hospitalized, from helping the flood victims in Erwin, TN and other places in NC. I will be praying for you and your family. After seeing the devastation here, neighboring West NC, we all feel like family and take this situation personally. God bless 🙏
Sorry for your situation. I would try high strength vinegar to kill the mold. More than one application if needed. A garden sprayer, a respirator with filter, and a hazmat suit would do it. I am no expert, but do some research and I hope you try it because using screwdrivers won't take away the mold deep in the cracks. Good luck and God Bless.
110% true…bleach makes it worse….you are so correct pure vinegar kills the spread and growth of mold😉
I'm constantly thinking of you guys, praying always. Wish there was more we could do, I feel awful for you all ❤ sending so much love xx
Absolutely devastating. Can’t imagine that loss, helplessness and frustration.
Will be praying for you.
Also, how are you doing with homeschooling? Is that still something you’re managing to do with all this other stuff going on?
Awww I am so sorry😢😞 God will help you and guide you! 🙏
Eric's wife: my heart hurts for you. I have known Native Christian friend of mine whose house needed to be demolished essentially and totally redone. I hope you have professional working on your house. You are doing phenomenal Heidi. You are loved and appreciated. I heard about something on youtube the other day about UV light that kills mold? that hospitals use? I am not a mold expert. I will keep you in my prayers. As I clean up my own house, you remind us all of our blessings of despite the challenges of my herniated disc in my back, I don't have to deal with the mold as you have been doing. It makes my heart cry. I am praying for all 14 of you, for your health and that of your animals. Any words I can offer to lift you up and encourage all of you, I give it gladly.
Praying for you often.
I'm so heartbroken for all the problems Helene has put WNC through. I feel you will get through this but it sure doesn't feel like it does it? I love hearing your work to save your home. Take care, I wish I could help, I live in Indiana. I lived in Shelby, NC for two years and felt the strength of community, it was such a warm period of time for me. Prayers and hugs.
Bless you for sharing your testimony. GOD is good all the time and HE gets the increase when we come together in Love!
I am SO sorry!! I just had to move out of our place due to mold. It was making us VERY sick. I am happy to share resources but please find an integrative Dr that specializes in Mold. Dr Jill Crista has incredible information. Praying for you all!!
Greenville, NC is affordable with plenty of rentals----
i am so so sorry for this loss. Praying for you
It’s gonna be so cold there soon 😢 we’re in West Virginia and it’s gonna be almost Minnesota cold (where I’m from) next week! While hopefully that’ll help kill off the mold, I pray everyone is safe and warm. ❤ And healed!🙏🏻
I'm sorry, I can't even,prayers for you
Listen I’d like to get in touch my company can provide a sealant that will help protect against mold for years to come but restoration work needs to be done properly and those masks should be avoided especially children they should keep away from the mold spores I’m working with my CEO to find a way to help hopefully will be in touch soon.
Bless you 🙏🏽
I hope you can help them. I wish I was rich. They need to be in respirators. Those masks, they're going to eventually possibly get sick. Not good for their lungs.
Oh no, I’m so sorry! Praying for quick help and a healthy solution❤❤
Paint with Kiltz primer..
God bless you, your family and all others affected by this tragedy. It has shown us that in the end, the only ones we can count on are God and his children. I pray for you daily and wish I could do sovmuch more!!
I pray you can overcoming this challenge. As a builder, always. Always build high and dry. The driest site is always the best
Praying hard to the Lord that the hearts and mind of our government will send the proper help to the American’s suffering 🙏
You need to wear a full hazmat suit with goggles and a respirator. I would also consult with a mold remediation company. I have had to deal with mold in my house and what your doing is not the right prodedure If its in the basement, it will go throughout the house in the Winter. its called the stack effect. The stack effect can act as a "chimney" drawing mold-laden air from the basement into the rest of the house. I would highly recommend you not live in that house until the house has been remediated. I would also have the mold tested for the type. You don't want to live in a house with black mold.
We used Killz paint primer to cover an area of mold in our basement. It helped immensely!
Don't know if they actually work, but I keep seeing adds for something called the "Uvilizer" I think it is. Supposedly kills all the mold. You're in my prayers.
Vingar will help with mold on your wood furniture
I've owned a construction company for about 15 years. Mold is an issue in many people's basements. To remove mold, the first thing that needs to happen is to remove the moisture in the air. Mold grows when the moisture in the air is around 60% or greater. There is a device called a hygrometer that will monitor your humidity. When you or someone you hire goes to remove the moisture, it should not drop below 30%. I personally like 35 - 40% range. To remove the mold spores in the air, someone would need to buy an air purifier - Renpho is a good brand. To remove moisture in the air, someone would need to buy dehumidifier(s). Hisense and GE are good brands.
After further mold growth is stopped, removal of moldy surfaces as possible would be next - sheetrock, paneling, insulation, doors, etc. Typically mold is worse on the inside side. The next step is to get some spray containers (mid sized), fill them full of white vinegar (I do not recommend bleach due to human sensitivity), don't dilute, thoroughly spray down areas with mold and wipe up as much as you can with rags. I would then throw away these rags in their own trash bags separate from your normal trash bags. After that, remaining surfaces with mold in the basement need to be encased. Kilz is a popular brand. Some people use Drylok. There are a couple options to choose from. Whatever the option is, you want the paint material to be thick. Thicker = better. Multiple coats may be necessary. Dollar Tree sells cheap brushes and roller pads.
I personally recommend digging trenches on the outside of the house to reroute water away from the property at least 10 feet away and tarring as much as the block under the ground as possible. On the inside, I recommend installing 1 bys to allow room for water resistant insulation to be installed. If you choose to put up sheetrock again in the basement - either ceiling or walls, there is sheetrock with a purple cover. Purple = water resistant and mold resistant. With the increase cost of paneling due to the inflation, installing purple sheetrock is about 40% more expensive than installing paneling in my area of America.
Our house had mold. You’ve got to get it out, the illnesses will just start piggy backing on each other. We had to eat rid of a lot of furniture.
We’re praying for you and your family. 🙏🏽❤️
We need legislation on this …. So many people are mold harmed and not protections
PRAYERS TO YOU, DEAR ONES!!!
I know someone who lived in a house with mold and she lost the use of her legs from the Aspergillus. Doctors said she would never walk again. She was in a wheelchair. She can walk now but has constant pain in her joints and takes painkillers all the time because years later she has constant pain in her joints. The mold does something to your joints. I don't know the medical pathology I just know firsthand how living in a house with mold ruined this woman's knees, hips, etc. She ended up moving out of her house and putting all her possessions on the street for the garbage truck and had to spray paint skull and bones on everything so people wouldn't take it. Her husband ended up with Major Depression from the mold. Mold in your home is nothing to take chances with. It can also be in the trees in the area.
We have a lot of family in Western NC., my Husband is from a little town right outside of Asheville.
Devastation doesn't even begin, to describe what happened here.
So many lost lives. Tragic.
God Bless.
It's like that here in Florida too people on the coast still have no power in the house because if the house is very old they won't put the power back on. These people will lose their house can gentrification is happening
God is faithful
Those who abide under the shadow of the Almighty will be protected
Trust in the LORD, he is our salvation. He knows our needs.
Thanks!
I am sorry you are dealing with all of this. Praying you get the help you need. We had a flood in 2008 and I was able to organize people into helping those who were hit the worst. There are only 2 things that kill mold spores. Sunlight and bleach, but only in small amounts. One capful in a bucket of water is all it takes. If you just wash with soap and water, it only takes off the surface growth but the spores are still there to grow again. Change your water often and wipe down everything. The flood water is so contaminated, so we had a bucket of water by the door to dunk our feet in before coming in the house. Leave the outside shoes outside and then burn them when you are done with this. The Methodist Churches do flood buckets for people who are in floods, but someone needs to contact them to get a semi delivered. They are full of cleaning supplies. May God send you help and aid as winter is coming in. Big hugs.
Bleach should NEVER be used on mold. Research this please.
So sorry. prayers
I'm so sorry that you're going through this. I'm praying for your family and everyone who has been affected by the hurricanes. I know you probably know this and have tried it, but Concromium is the only thing that kills and stops the growth of mold. I'm not sure I'm spelling it correctly. If you haven't tried it, try it. It worked so well at our house when we had to clear out a lot of mold from water damage.
Please be so careful. You have to wear certain respirator masks when dealing with mold. And you can clean it out with white vinegar instead of bleach. Sorry, I'm sure you get alot of advice. Just want you all to be safe. We still deal with mold in our home. It's very frustrating
Does anyone have access to respirators for this family as they're working with this mold? Masks are not enough. I am so sorry you are dealing with so much I wish there was some way I could help but I did not have the resources but I will pray. So if anybody out there could help this family get some respirators that would be huge
Id be willing to buy her some and send them to her
Or send money and request receipt of purchase afterwords.
There are anti mold anti fungal gallon bottles you could order or ask someone to order on line.... you spray it or wipe on everything
We're in Aus, so watching from a distance. So sorry for all you're going through. Just a couple of thoughts - that seem really negative. In the OT, if the mold (or leprosy) kept coming back, the house was demolished. Real Estate Mindset posted an interview with Lacey, SAR Communication, on YT, 13 November 2024. At about the six minute mark she was talking about radioactive contamination and toxins in the water. No idea from here whether you would be in an area that could be affected. Praying you have the help you need.
Mold is horrible. I nearly died from toxins in my home. We had to tear down 80% of our house and rebuild. We have been working on rebuilding for 3 years (insurance didn’t cover anything). The house is framed and roofed. We are living in my grandparents house until we can finish rebuilding. I hope the clean up goes well for you. Praying for your family.
Been praying since that Hurricane was just a dot on rar, praying for all of you in the southland. ❤ ✝️ ❤
Blue uv lamps. Like in hospitals and airplanes. They sell bulbs and lamps.
Oh my goodness mold is so dangerous! I have been so sick for 2 years from mold found in our hvac system. I am currently seeing a doctor, Dr. Alice Ingram, (whom herself had been sick from mold in the past) at Family Functional Medicine in Greensboro, NC, for mold toxicity, and she is starting a new mold group bc of all the mold in western NC. It's via zoom for $100 a month which includes weekly meetings full of all sorts of info and personal one on one appointments with her for treatment if anyone is interested.
I live thousands of miles away but I used warm white full strength vinegar mixed with borax and painted that on moldy walls (which had been that way for quite a while!) which worked well and the mold did not come back
What area are you in? My husband and I are part of an outreach ministry team that have started feeding, bringing donations and building supplies up to the area. We have been in Swannanoa mostly
This is awful I am so sorry!!!!
Do you have home insurance to cover everything and pay for mold removal?
Get a commercial size dehumidifier. Helps a lot.
Can the home owner do mold remediation? Sorry to see all that mold :(
No one's exactly what was in that water. It is horrible. Some stuff needs to just go, but it is just stuff.❤
As a follower of Jesus you guys will get through this. I can do ALL things through Jesus Christ that gives me strength. I pray people will see this and will offer their help. If I was there I would come help in a heartbeat! I am so so sorry and I know that our faithful God will pull you through this. Through trials like this he pulls us in and makes us stronger! So true. ❤
I'm so sorry. Keeping y'all in our prayers. I remember you said in a previous video that you rent. Is your landlord doing anything about the mold?
If they rent they should get out of there asap and don't look back.
I was going to ask the same. Can the landlord help hiring professionals? I know you are already, please friend, take mold very seriously, Brian knew someone who unfortunately died from long term exposure to mold. 😢😢
in lyme community really sick folks find mold is part of story so please document ur mold journey extensively so we can learn
I have mold in my bethrooms now. A dryingmachine does help, but professionals need to remove the rest. But I also got so sick for almost two weeks. Bad stuff.
If you rent, isn’t that the landlord’s responsibility?
Use straight vinager only Spray on Let dry And scrape off
So sorry to see this. I agree with some of your viewers though. Looking up mold remediation and you will see solutions to use. Chipping can be spreading the mold spores and the mask recommended are the N95 type. Lots of exposure here to the rest of your family and the house. So not worth it to chip the concrete. All over the web, remediation of mold on concrete walls can be very detrimental with no expertise. Please, don't chip it. You are spreading it and the mask you have aren't made for that.
What about those uv mold lights?
Concrobium is a product I've used on mold, but it won't work if it's still wet
Praying for Yeshua to do creative miracles for everyone affected
I have a little background with mold so may I offer a kind suggestion. I use to grow mushroom to eat for our family. While it is not the same spore problem, there are some simularitys with what I had to deal with. In order to grow the mushrooms I had to sterilize everything completely or mold similar to what you're dealing with would occur in the grow box. To combat that I simply used unscented bleach water. Just spray it on the surface. That had a 100% knockdown. May I suggest you use that on the surfaces you are going to work on the day before you work on it. This will kill all the active mold. Then after you have finished working on it, spray it again to prevent it from starting again. You might have to do it every couple days for a week or so but it will end the issue. Just remember that the bleach water will need to be vented before you work in the area so it doesn't bother your lungs.
You might try wiping down items with mold on them with a bleach water rag. Bleach is an amazing liquid when it comes to mold.
We are continuing to pray for you for health and prosperity.
Bleach does absolutely nothing for mold
if u have hvac, it must be cleaned, and u need filter system on return air
Hey Heidi! I thought I recalled you saying I'm a video a long time ago that y'all at renters. Is that correct? If so, are the landlords helping you with this??
Call AFS, Alabama Foundation Specialists, in Chattanooga, TN, for mold remediation.
I’m brand new to your channel so please forgive my ignorance; but I’ve not heard much about insurance. Is your insurance company one of those denying your claim ?? 😢it’s so hard to know who to support , I’m not hearing much about Samaritans purse , are they still able to be there for support?
Wear a respirator 😷 Mold/fungal infections are the hardest to treat and recover from. I am an infectious disease nurse.
Please get your family out of that house, there are so many comments here about the dangers of mold. You are not doing it the right way, it is unsafe, get out now. The health and lives of 14 people are on the line. Look up the effects and contact a mold remediation company, even if they're not in your area. Please take all these comments seriously.
Agreed..my sister ended up in serious health due to mold in a hospital for a month due to mold. When she was released my family had them moved out if that house
I commented on that other post but my goodness I didn’t realize children were living in here and helping. This is so dangerous and unhealthy and not okay. My husband and I threw away an entire home to save the lives of our babies who were getting sicker and sicker due to mold. I see in the comments there are many people warning. There’s no working through this kind of damage- you cant bring those things with you! The spores will continue to replicate and cause sickness. It is better to lose material than watch family members die from illness. I beg you as a sister in Christ to look up the health effects of staying in there. I am so sad to be seeing little children without proper protection working and disturbing all those spores. Every hack at that wall is causing millions of spores to explode and release mycotoxins into the air. These are persistent and do not wash out easily. They are what causes illness. Y’all gotta be strong and find a place that is healthy to live. I’d rather die knowing I spoke truth into this situation than try to not hurt feelings. Please, look into the serious health effects of continuing to live in that kind of environment
Give them a new house.. people have no other choices.. period..abd I restored houses for 20 plus years.. you can aradicate mold. Send them respirators. That's why their stripping the home.
I’m watching you all hammer the walls and scrape the paint that is not productive or needed. YOu need to kill the mold..as I stated below with “swimming pool chlorine” You are breathing it and ingesting it as you scrape. If you feel you need to scrape then use a productive electric sander for cement would make the effort productive.
That mold is no joke be sure you always wear ppe. The spores carried thru air.
Donate local. Do not donate through the Red Cross, Samaritan’s Purse, or NGO’s.
So was the flooding in the basement or your whole house? so if only in your basement then because you had no electricity or de humidifer fans it caused mold to build up? So is your landlord able to help and provide some paint and other stuff to help with that or is it basically you that has to deal with it all. i am sorry it is not easy. It will take a while I know.
You can see the paint and Killz and cleaners etc down there during the video. Looks like they’re doing all of the protocols but it can be a tough battle and blow and grow everywhere. East coast mountains are already moist place and these things can get out of hand quickly.