How Do You Treat Mold In A Basement Wall?
Mold may not be just on the surface of a wall. If the material is porous, such as drywall or sheetrock, the mold may go all the way in or even be coming from the inside of the wall, especially if there is a leak within the wall. The simplest order in which to do things, if dealing with a porous wall, is to cut out a piece and inspect how deep the mold goes in before scrubbing laboriously layer after layer. This also helps gain information about the moisture source. Fix any source of moisture so that your hard work isn’t immediately undone. This means fixing all plumbing leaks, cleaning up pooled water, fixing a broken sump pump and fixing any cracks that allow moisture in from outside. Cut out a small piece of the wall where the mold has penetrated (e.g. with a box cutter or minisaw). Make it large enough to see inside with a flashlight to look for more mold. Inspect the piece you cut out to see if the mold on the surface goes all the way through. If so, you’ll have to cut out all the
