Re: Mold Prevention coatings applied during new construction

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On 1/26/05, PAL wrote:
> On 11/18/04, BoB wrote:
>> On 9/08/04, Robert wrote:
>>> On 9/07/04, John wrote:
>>>> On 9/07/04, Mike wrote:
>>>>> On 8/16/04, Norm Sherwood wrote:
>>>>>> On 8/02/04, Ljc wrote:
>>>>>>> I recently ran across a company called American Mold Guard.
>>>>>>> (Irvine, CA). They provide a ten year warranty against mold
>>>>>>> growth on the application of their anti-mold surface
>>>>>>> coating product which is applied during new construction on
>>>>>>> interior framing and walls. Has anyone heard of this
>>>>>>> company or product? Does it make any sense...?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have actually dealt with EnviroCare for my mold issues -
>>>>>> Try them at www.ecoatcertified.com
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been using MicroShield for over 2 years now. You should
>>>>> give them a call or look them up on line at
>>>>> www.microshieldonline.com.
>>>>
>>>> I have read what many have said about the need to find the
>>>> building defect and correct it and I couldn�t agree more.
>>>>
>>>> Although as a Director of Construction for a national builder I
>>>> have many supers and many tradesmen involved in building my
>>> homes
>>>> and defects happen.
>>>>
>>>> I have been using the MicroShield pretreatment for 3 years now
>>> on
>>>> all of the homes built in my division and have tested the homes
>>>> as much as 3 yrs after treatment after a water intrusion event.
>>>> When called for any leak our protocol is to react to it within
>>> 24
>>>> hrs. We take every opportunity to test the product to determine
>>>> its effectiveness.
>>>>
>>>> In an industry (production homebuilding) where everything is an
>>>> option to control hard cost MicroShield is a standard. It is
>>> the
>>>> homebuyer�s decision to purchase a humidistat or a mechanical
>>>> dehumidifier it is our responsibility as builders to provide
>>> them
>>>> with the most protection we can if the choose not to.
>>>>
>>>> To date using accredited testing labs the protective coating is
>>>> still in place and is preventing microbial growth. While this
>>> is
>>>> not going to prevent all mold growth it will not allow mold to
>>>> grow on any treated surface. I have surface mold growth on
>>>> untreated drywall localized by the pre-treatment contained to a
>>>> level 1 size area (10 sq ft or less) that can be easily removed
>>>> with a control bag by our warranty techs that have been mold
>>>> certified.
>>>>
>>>> We have saved our division countless dollars by minimizing our
>>>> exposure. I consider it risk prevention. The last 2 years
>>> with
>>>> MicroShield we have spent $0 on mold remediation and an average
>>>> of $650 on mold protection per home.
>>>>
>>>> We will continue to pre-treat all of our homes with MicroSield
>>>> as we continue to train o supers ad tradesmen to produe the
>>>> ever-elusive defect free production
>>>>
>>>> Look up MicroShield at www.microshieldonline.com I don�t think
>>>> the others have been around as long and are definitely not as
>>>> affordable.
>>>
>>>
>>> I just looked at the microshield web site,there is one big problem
>>> with this product. The 2 step application. As a builder, I need
>>> a one and done application. I can't back up my mechanicals any
>>> more than they already are. Plus, I don't want something that
>>> will encapsulate the mold, I want it gone. I would never use the
>>> microshield program, if you read the fine print on their warranty,
>>> you could do alot better
>
> E-Coat looks like a effective way of mold prevention. one step
> acrylic application, it says it drys in 1 hour. Has 20 year
> warranty. Average house costs about $500 to $700.
> www.ecoatcertified.com

Mold B Gone looks pretty good to me: www.mbgblue.com I know a couple guys
that have been using it, and they both seem to be quite happy with it.
I've been thinking about giving them a try. They have a 25 year warranty
and from what I've heard have some kind of dye in it so you can see whats
been treated. Just my 2 cents.