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    Re: Mold Prevention coatings applied during new construction

    Posted by BoB on 11/18/04

    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.

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