It looks like you are doing some of the right steps to get rid of mold which is using bleach on the affected area. While bleach is good to kill mold you need to make sure that all areas are cleaned thoroughly to eliminate all the mold. Mold needs three things to grow: humidity, right temperature and a food source (wood, paper, fibers). If mold continues to grows you will need to check for water leaks into your building. Make sure your air conditioner works. And also you may want to consider using a dehumidifier, because the humidity is entering your house or business. If your wall is outdoor and you live in a warm humid environment unfortunately mold will grow naturally in those conditions and will return eventually after you clean it.I live in a hot humid climate. Mold grows on walls. I wash the walls in a solution of bleach, it soon returns?
The paint didn't work because it wasn't waterproof. Most major brand use terms like ';water resilient'; but that isn't waterproof.
The only product that stops mold would be a high solid and quality water proof coatings. Bleach and water work to stop it temporarily but once it is dry you need to use a water resistant primer and top coat.
Top Secret Coatings designed a military spec paint to water proof against all sorts of problems and can with stand even the corrosive ocean without deteriorating. It is Top Secret Coatings One Part Epoxy applied after Top Secret Coatings Primer.
You need the best product on the market and going with a military spec coating will complete the job so that you don't have to worry about this major issue again.
It sounds like you need some De-humidifiers.:) It takes out the moister in the air which is what is probably causing your mold problems. Good luck!
Get a dehumidifier. Use it in the house, the mold can't exist without the humidity......
as someone who spent a few months in mississippi cleaning up mold after katrina, i can tell you that it is extremely unhealthy to leave mold growing and can lead to SERIOUS health problems. one family whose house i was working on had been living in the moldy house for only 6 weeks because they had nowhere else to go and the grandparents and children already had respiratory illnesses. in other words, this is not something to be ignored.
now, the process of actually removing it is no easy task. you'll have to strip down your entire house to the frame and sand all the mold spores off with a special kind of brush and a lot of breathing equipment so you're not inhaling the spores.. there are other experimental ways of getting rid of mold, but this is the only method i know of that actually works.
my advice is to contact your town or city hall and get them to tranfer you to the health department or housing department. my guess is that one of these departments will be able to refer you to a contractor or someone who knows what he or she is doing.
good luck!
They make special paint that kills mold. Do you not have air conditioning? Controlling your interior atmosphere is the answer to mold.
You really need a dehumidifier. As long as the house is very humid you are going to be fighting a losing battle.
It sounds like your mold is in the walls. i don't think anyone makes a mold killer that will kill off whats in the wall, it may have to be replaced.
You need to get this professional checked out. Some molds are very dangerous to your health.
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