After Closing

We had been through the house a number of times and could do nothing but watch it get worse and worse. The electric had been shut off by the bank (or by the property's caretakers appointed by the bank) early in the year. This gave way to a rather obvious issue:

Sub zero Temps

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base board water heat (with the water still on)

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no power (no heat)

=

big ol'stanky moldy mess!!!

The one room of the house has a partial basement (the rest of the house is on a slab or crawl space.) With the power shut off another issue arose - sump pumps need electric to work. Well this basement had a little water in it - about 5' to be exact. Check out the ripples - yes thats a ladder to the floor - neat huh~?!

Here are a few more photos of the mold and odd fungi we encountered growing in the house. Think of it as a large real life petri dish. These were taken the day of closing. (the last photo is of a fungus replacing the locks to no one would break in and steal our mold)

Things must be eliminated.