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Message: [QUOTE="Greedo, post: 4016158, member: 9992"] My wife and I purchased and moved into a new house about a month ago. When we had the inspection we knew there was some mold in the attic that we would need to take care of, but the inspector said the rest of the house was in very good condition... he said usually he tells people not to move forward when there's mold, but it's only confined to that space and we can just take care of it there and be good. Well, since moving in I wanted to be thorough and hired an environmental inspector that specifically just finds mold and identifies the problem - he doesn't do any remediation. He confirmed the attic, but found other things as well... [LIST] [*]Mold in attic [*]Air spores in 2/4 bedrooms. We're tearing out the carpets in those rooms and refinishing the floors (hardwood underneath) [*]Significant issue in basement. About 1000 sq. ft. of the basement is finished, with a fireplace and walkout with large pitcher windows overlooking the woods. Mold is a big issue there and he recommended essentially spraying the whole unfinished part and basically gutting the whole finished part (rip out all carpets, remove wood paneling and tear it down to the studs. Then do remediation and rebuild. [/LIST] Since moving in we have discovered that the house definitely has a humidity problem. The house has a whole house dehumidifier, but with that running 24/7 it gets the house to 50's and 60's % relative humidity. They installed it a year ago apparently and were in the 70's before then all the time (learned this from talking to the HVAC guy). What am I looking at here to solve this? My wife and I are already talking about cutting our losses and moving, and we're pretty stressed out about this. I'm considering: 1. Staying and doing all of the mitigation required, but always being worried that there is more mold I don't even know about. 2. Taking care of the areas where there is definitive mold, freshening up the house, and selling. Thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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