We moved to this house a year and a half ago. I remember how excited we were to finally escape the world of high rise condos; elevators, trips to the laundry mat, and midnight false fire alarms. It’s a nice life if you’re not into having a backyard and some outdoor living space. But it just wasn’t for us anymore. We wanted that dream house, big backyard for a place the dog and baby could play. I honestly think that we got more then we bargained for. We have a 60 foot deep backyard and we’re in the midst of a smaller city and commute. That’s the great part. And then we found out that we have mould.
It’s an older house, built about 50 years ago.. when back splits were the in thing. It’s a smaller house, a starter house. But we were really happy with it. It was a far cry from the 900 square foot one bedroom apartment that cost us a small fortune.
We noticed about 6 months ago that we may have a problem when the basement would leak in the crawl space after a rain storm.
Our driveway was old and in dire need of replacement. It was crumbling and had numerous patches that looked like a kindergartener fixed it. So, the driveway was replaced in September. The leaking stopped… but there was insulation and framing there… which would have gotten wet, right? We didn’t know the extent of the wetness or how long it had been occurring. I suspect it had been for years.
So, then we had a minor flood on the opposite side of the house during another rain storm and noted that the carpet was wet as were all our boxes that we had stored. Nothing was ruined, thankfully, except.. where the fuck was this water coming from now?
Then we noticed, just above that spot… in Carter’s closet – wet and soggy concrete board. That’s not good. Mould throughout Carter’s closet!
So, up to today. We have a contractor friend here (on a Sunday) to clean out all the mould and fix everything for us… for the cost of materials!! I can’t believe it! I am jumping for joy (okay, not literally, that would require me to get up), I hope this solves our issues and we won’t have to move yet.
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