How to Kill Mold

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@animation_of_host Ай бұрын

This is what my lunch box needs 😂

@ThatADUGuy Ай бұрын

😅😅

@anthonyman8008 22 күн бұрын

Better change it out

@weiss27md 7 ай бұрын

I've just been hearing about that mold doesn't survive if it's too acidic or alkaline. I think that why the vinegar works since it's an acid. Bases are supposed to work really good too. Something alkaline like borax or lime.

@ThatADUGuy 7 ай бұрын

Yes, that is the way I understand it too. Thanks for sharing.

@ThatADUGuy 4 ай бұрын

Not all spores are the same for sure. This process has always worked well for wet framing members.

@rakshasharma7866 27 күн бұрын

Thanks man!You earned a sub

@ThatADUGuy 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@rakshasharma7866 25 күн бұрын

@@ThatADUGuy no prob!

@ThatADUGuy 4 ай бұрын

It takes a day or two with 100% vinegar

@JesusSanchez-xu2is 10 ай бұрын

Thank you brother will do this when I gut the back of my house👍.

@ThatADUGuy 10 ай бұрын

YW, glad to help!

@jillpetik1003 11 ай бұрын

Oh man, I could have used this video last month.

@ThatADUGuy 11 ай бұрын

Darn! Next one...

@ballavision1619 7 күн бұрын

We use KILZ

@ThatADUGuy 7 күн бұрын

Love that stuff, i use blue label

@ballavision1619 7 күн бұрын

@@ThatADUGuy yeah we love it too we just sanded and sprayed all the studs 5feet from floor whole house 2766 sqft with Kilz & Mold Control

@crystallane9962 9 ай бұрын

White vinegar and white wine vinegar are 2 different things.... I THINK you mean regular white vinegar.

@ThatADUGuy 9 ай бұрын

Yes! White vinegar.

@lilbear19601 7 ай бұрын

@@ThatADUGuyok had me going for a second. I’m in middle of tear out and replacing some of the walls but not all, am spraying with 30% white vinegar diluted to approx 10%

@Acts-1322 4 ай бұрын

@@lilbear19601why would you dilute it further? Do you want to feed it with more water? I've never understood this ridiculous idea.

@lilbear19601 4 ай бұрын

@Acts-1322 I believe you have...nevermind.

@jamiaburchamcnhp8712 3 ай бұрын

@@lilbear19601don’t dilute it.

@_teabag69_ 2 ай бұрын

Love the shorts man!

@ThatADUGuy 2 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thank you

@yikes7607 4 ай бұрын

I discovered black mold in my house, lots of it, and I'm horrified and overwhelmed. Black mod on walls, spreading at a fast pace, and I just noticed some wooden pieces of furniture have a layer on top that I assumed might be dust but turns out it's mold. I can smell mold in the air. I think it may be why I've become sick, notably since the entire roof of the house was replaced by not very professional people (unfortunately I didn't have a say in it). I really need to find a solution fast and the strength to do whatever needs to be done. This thing caught me at a time when I'm quite debilitated, I don't have parents or family that might help... On my own here.

@ThatADUGuy 4 ай бұрын

So sorry to hear this, best of luck getting rid of it.

@yikes7607 4 ай бұрын

@@ThatADUGuy thank you!! Could you please tell from your experience how long does it take for the smell of vinegar to dissipate? For reference the surfaces to be sprayed are concrete walls and I was going to use a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water (unless you recommend I use pure vinegar. One of the rooms is my bedroom, so I was wondering how long until the smell of vinegar goes away, so I can sleep there again.

@KrisRoberts114 4 ай бұрын

@yikes7607 vinegar doesn't work well to be honest nothing does other than harsh chemicals and most harsh chemicals cant penetrate wood, most of mold is invisible under the surface and honestly won't go away unless you replace everything that's effected, vinegar stinks for the longest time, I tried it on a wooden floor and could smell it weeks after and the mold just returned worse once the vinegar smell started to subside, vinegar is only effective on some molds anyway some molds are highly resistant to common household treatments and they grow incredibly fast, I would try and move home if you can if its a rental as you will be constantly battling with it🤷‍♂️

@yikes7607 4 ай бұрын

@@KrisRoberts114 thanks! This is so disheartening, I'm really poor and the idea of losing my furniture is sad especially because a good part of it has sentimental value. I did try to save a table that belonged to my great grandmother, I practically doused it in cleaning vinegar and left it to dry before I apply it a second time later for good measure... But like you said the smell seems very persistent and as for the mold I am unsure if it's still active inside the wood. I will see if I can salvage it and if a coat of varnish helps. My concern is also the walls. They're concrete and show cracks, a 70 year old house. Been looking into professionals and something called an "impermeabilization" service (don't know the name in English) that includes cleaning the mold and fixing structural issues and insulation but it's so expensive... A few thousands of Euros. This mold "surprise" really threw me off, I can say 2024 started with a bang :(

@KrisRoberts114 4 ай бұрын

@@yikes7607 I bought a second hand "lazy boy" couch from a local charity shop that once delivered had visible mold on the bottom, I wanted a new one but my mum bless her encouraged me to get a better quality second hand one for cheaper, I relented and bought a second hand one and after seeing the mold figured I could clean it off which I did but noticed a few days later my chest was playing up so I phoned the local council and booked them to remove it as it was large and they said five weeks wait, the lady told me to stick it in the front garden in the meantime which was no good as I have an elderly neighbour upstairs who spends her days giving me trouble and she pays people to look after the garden, so I kept it indoors for the five weeks and it destroyed the place, I got rid of it then about a week later could smell something that was irritating my nostrels and I was coughing like crazy so I had to remove the carpets which I then replaced and it came back 2 days later so I then threw the brand new carpet away and rented large sanders and sanded the wooden flooring then used thick varnish on the floor which has helped a great deal but my second couch was in the room before I sanded the flooring and seemed fine but has also been contaminated so I'm now busy trying to find a brand new one I can afford, it's a shame its a lovely settee and my brother gave me it but I've tried cleaning it with bleach left on for an hour then an upholstery cleaner (like a hoover with water and soap) but it just made it worse so it's getting thrown away, one thing I found that works great is uvc lights, they're dangerous though but very effective, they give off a light blue light that kills mold and they also turn the air to ozone which gets into everything and kills absolutely every little thing, you can't look at the light when you switch it on and you have to vacate whatever room you're doing it in for about 3hrs (longer the better really) then air the place out but it works great, they do a cheap one on amazon I think it's about 150w might be a bit smaller, but they work great or you can get a mercury vapor bulb 500w and smash the outside glass off and use that with the correct power source such as a ballist matching the wattage, there's a russian guy has a video on how to do it on KZbin, I'll find the video and tell you what it's called, but yeah I had a settee in my old place that I noticed had mold one day and I simply got rid of it and had no more issues but that was a common green mold this one I suspect is aspergillus fumigatus which apparently is an absolute nightmare and it's honestly made me very unwell, my diet is strictly veg and chicken no sugar red meat or eggs can't even drink tea or coffee and I've had a bad cough for over a year, but I'm getting closer to it being sorted, my mum says I should move but I feel too guilty about someone unsuspecting moving in after me and going through what I've been through, its been really bad and I'm sorry to hear you have items with sentimental value involved I'm personally very minimalistic the only things I have are the settee some wooden cabinets and a large coffee table (I also have a classic motorbike parked in my living room😆) and some old clothing that's got be replaced after it's sorted, but yeah bleach for hard surfaces and possibly diluted bleach for varnished wooden furniture and some textiles you don't mind risking discolouring but the best thing I've found is the uvc light it kills it in the air and any hard surface the light can reach, I hope its not to bad for you and you manage to atleast make things comfortable ill find the name of the guy let you know👍

@rayball1675 13 күн бұрын

Vinegar doesn't kill it. Clean it yes.

@ThatADUGuy 13 күн бұрын

it has worked for us.

@bjnopoli 2 ай бұрын

If acid kills mild i can imagine what an hvac coil cleaner would do. Some if then are alkaline but some are acidic, more than vinegar

@ThatADUGuy 2 ай бұрын

Good point. 🎉

@nicolahardy9087 6 ай бұрын

Does this work on painted walls with mould and if so how much? How often? Do i clean the wall first? How long does it stay away?

@eyeswideopen8115 5 ай бұрын

Was told that vinegar wont actually kill the spores in wood . I bought a property with a tiny shed/cabin . The owner left it with an unfinished roof , so water/snow got in causing mold . I need to get something that'll safely kill it permanently.

@ThatADUGuy 5 ай бұрын

It has worked for us. There are also a few comercial pre mixes that I found in my research.

@skittles2055 2 ай бұрын

Curios if you found a good answer to your issue ? 🤞

@spacemeter3001 2 ай бұрын

Bleach kills it but you nneed to remove the mold and fix the roof

@eyeswideopen8115 2 ай бұрын

Well I used white vinegar & sprayed everywhere , when I came back up weeks later all mold/mildew was gone , the roof guys quit & never showed up , I am driving up tomorrow after tarping it ( will see what it looks like )

@ARTEMREGARTENG 3 ай бұрын

Dehumidification pro

@ThatADUGuy 3 ай бұрын

Will check it out

@Steve_Balboni 4 ай бұрын

Did you do any scrubbing?

@moniquesummerfield 3 ай бұрын

do you ever use hydrogen peroxide?

@ThatADUGuy 3 ай бұрын

No, but durring my research many people reported good results with it.

@sef2273 18 күн бұрын

What about isopropyl alcohol?

@ThatADUGuy 18 күн бұрын

Have not tried it on wood.

@ThatADUGuy 22 күн бұрын

Truth

@kbthepioneer 3 ай бұрын

Bro got daisy dukes one wtf

@ThatADUGuy 3 ай бұрын

Those are my best shorts

@MrMonkeyMana 10 ай бұрын

Thx

@ThatADUGuy 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@user-pm8qb1sw2k 3 ай бұрын

I live in a rental & I have mold growing in my tile floor will this fix the problem ?

@ThatADUGuy 3 ай бұрын

It is what I would do.

@deshawnharris8948 4 ай бұрын

So my wife and I were given a house. And the house right now because of a live oak tree. Hanging over the roof. Has more a hole in the roof. A large one. So now we’re in the process of getting the house got it. Now there are a couple of spots in this house that we are concerned of water damage, and therefore mode. Would you suggest using the vinegar to kill the mold on that scale? And if so, would it be OK once we put the vinegar on it to possibly sell it in with maybe a paint or primer? We’re referring to the studs of the house.

@ThatADUGuy 4 ай бұрын

With that big of a water problem, i would have a pro out to take a look.

@danielemansilla Ай бұрын

Vinegar on wood doesnt work. Dilute powder borax, surfactant and a little of bleach "sprayed". Cut the moisture if possible with dehumidifier, walls encapsulation, regulate temperature. Also vinegar not only is not very effective on wood but more expensive.

@ThatADUGuy 25 күн бұрын

In our area, we find it works well but will try this too! Thanks.

@kidsister77 12 күн бұрын

What’s a surfactant?

@HarleyDyna0320 12 күн бұрын

@kidsister77, I think it is liquid soap.

@dawndrew8313 9 сағат бұрын

Does surfactant feed mold?

@Fullrusher 3 ай бұрын

This work on dry wall ??

@ThatADUGuy 3 ай бұрын

It has for me, but the source of moisture has to been eliminated or it will come back.

@charlesdavidwargo850 8 ай бұрын

Sorry if this has already been asked, but what is the ratio of vinegar to water? Or should I just use straight vinegar without diluting it? Thanks!

@ThatADUGuy 8 ай бұрын

Straight 100 proof!

@charlesdavidwargo850 8 ай бұрын

@@ThatADUGuy Thanks!

@ThatADUGuy 8 ай бұрын

@@charlesdavidwargo850 no prob!

@Steve_Balboni 4 ай бұрын

Do you scrub it after this? I heard to totally remove the mold you have to scrub it ofd

@ThatADUGuy 4 ай бұрын

We don't.

@Steve_Balboni 4 ай бұрын

@@ThatADUGuy thanks!

@ThatADUGuy 4 ай бұрын

@@Steve_BalboniYou're welcome Steave

@dancearoundtheworld5360 4 ай бұрын

so i live in a 90s apartment and one wall next to window gets a line off mold running vertically, would that be internally caused

@ThatADUGuy 4 ай бұрын

That is a good question, im not sure. I would asume the moisture causing it is running down the wall with gravity.

@dancearoundtheworld5360 4 ай бұрын

@@ThatADUGuy thanks for the feedback, i thought about making a whole in the wall to get a moisture test

@Tgsprops 9 ай бұрын

Is this safe for using before spray foam insulation? Does it inhibit the foam is what I mean?

@ThatADUGuy 9 ай бұрын

Great question. Im not sure. My guess is i can drink the vineger, the spray foam is nasty chemicals... I would not think it would hurt but there could possibly be a ph issue... would not want your walls tuning into the volcano project we did in 4th grade.

@danielemansilla Ай бұрын

Every stage of mold Or Fungus Needs moisture to survive. Cut the moisture with dehumidifier, encapsulation, temperature ventilation, sprayed dilute borax and a little of Surfactant. Vinegar on wood doesn't work very well. Must to be a salty solution like dilute borax powder, bubble Surfactant to asfixiate the spores

@HarleyDyna0320 12 күн бұрын

@@danielemansilla What are the borax recipe amounts, please? I am trying to treat a newly found mildew on an unfinished ash wood wall. Thank you, in advance

@Claybraham91 9 ай бұрын

What about concrete? We've got mold on the slab our house sits on. Wanting to put down vinyl plant but gotta take care of that first.

@ThatADUGuy 8 ай бұрын

Good question! Im not sure... I have never had to treat concrete. May be worth a deep dive into the research

@markburton5292 8 ай бұрын

could wipe it with vinegar then paint with kilz paint primer?

@ThatADUGuy 8 ай бұрын

@@markburton5292 that sounds good

@hannahlough 2 ай бұрын

Caliwell makes a Lyme based alkaline paint that inhibits mold for 10+ yrs. We painted our old block basement walls with it and run a dehumidifier and have had no returns of mold

@danielemansilla Ай бұрын

Walls wrapped with Polystyrene encapsulation, dehumidifier.

@jeesuussf642 8 ай бұрын

Is spraying it just good enough to kill it ? Or should you wipe it

@ThatADUGuy 8 ай бұрын

I scrub it into the wood with a stiff brissle brush if its bad. Then just spay it again the next day.

@romegq 7 ай бұрын

Gonna try this this weekend on a room...was unsure if I should pay someone to do this. 🤞🏾

@ThatADUGuy 7 ай бұрын

@@romegq always try the cheap and easy ways first.

@lilbear19601 7 ай бұрын

But if left in sprayer all day it’ll eat the brass in sprayer.

@ThatADUGuy 7 ай бұрын

@@lilbear19601 Good to know. I use a plastic bottle/hose sprayer

@swtgrl2no 7 ай бұрын

No, that doesn't kill it!

@ThatADUGuy 7 ай бұрын

Seems to work in our area. We are always looking to improve though, what works better in your area?

@user-yi7zj3lv5t 18 күн бұрын

with all that osb its bound to become mold

@chicanohek 6 ай бұрын

Kill it with kindness

@ThatADUGuy 6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@mr.non-obvious7872 5 ай бұрын

lol I tried this didn’t work , next I try pee and fire

@Sky-xn2ir 5 ай бұрын

@@mr.non-obvious7872 bruh

@skittles2055 2 ай бұрын

@@mr.non-obvious7872haha 😆

@Red_dino2411 3 ай бұрын

Wait.. MOLD IS LIVE THINGS!

@ThatADUGuy 3 ай бұрын

Yes, the spores are.

@toddbloss 11 ай бұрын

But that vinegar smell...

@ThatADUGuy 11 ай бұрын

Yes! There is the smell!

@MrMonkeyMana 10 ай бұрын

It goes away

@JesusSanchez-xu2is 10 ай бұрын

I'd much rather have health problems from black mold than smell vinegar...🤦‍♂️

@ThatADUGuy 10 ай бұрын

@@JesusSanchez-xu2is to each their own. :)

@crystallane9962 9 ай бұрын

The smell will go away.

@ThatADUGuy 5 ай бұрын

😅😅😅

@user-cb9je6oj7u 8 күн бұрын

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:15) The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD. (Psalms 14:1-4)