Quote Originally Posted by BPelizabeth View Post
I am sure that you know this already but whatever the mold has touched and then some needs to be cut out!!! I am not really getting much of a visual in regards to the gravel thing....but is there anyway that you can clean all that our and cement that area? I would hate for you to fix this only to have the same issue.

I had mold in my first house in the bathroom....when we started digging into it....we were down to the studs. It was crazy...we ended up gutting the whole room and starting it from scratch. UGH... It was expensive...but just make sure you get a future full proof plan.
A crawl space is only about 3 to 4ft high. My house is on a foundation but with a crawlspace. It means the floor of the crawl space under the house was originally just the ground. Dirt. The concrete foundation is only around the perimiter. A layer of plastic and gravel was spread to help reduce moisture and gasses.

I have been doing some research and I need to invest in a dehumidifier with built in pump. It can be routed into a sink drain or the dishwasher drain. Im also looking into getting a vent fan for the crawl space and one for the attic.

Its looking like the only at home treatment is a bleach spray on every surface affected. Then to keep it dry indefinately. Im thinking this is the cause of my son and I being sick all year this last year. I definately have work on my hands now. Ugh.

So does anyone know what the proper bleach treatment is? Is it bleach mixed with water? At what percentage?