Soldato
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In the basement of the house that my wife and I rent there is a load of fluffy mould that looks like a blanket of cotton wool growing up the wall that is shared with the basement of the house next door. Some people are working on the house next door and asked if they could have a look in our basement as they have dry rot next door. The man that had a look said it was dry rot and a pretty bad case (the mould on the wall covers an area about 6' x 4').
What concerns me most is that the man said it was quite a health and safety hazard and that he shouldn't really be near it without wearing some kind of mask because if it is disturbed at all it releases spores which are pretty unpleasant if they are inhaled. He also said that when dry rot is treated it's usually imperative that any tools used are thrown away as they can prevent a hazard too. These are all his words but I wasn't able to find anything much online to check this out.
My question is, how much of a hazard is this? My wife and I are trying for our first baby so of course her health is imperative. Would my landlord be able to treat this while we were still living in the premises or should we look for somewhere else to live for the time being. We are considering moving away to Spain in the next 6 months so we would like to avoid moving house twice if possible but if this is as big an issue as the builder from next door says I might have to up sticks a bit sooner than planned.
Sorry for the long post, thanks for reading it though and if you can help me out with some impartial advice then I'd appreciate it as my landlord has fobbed me off about this in the past and I'd like to ring him to discuss it with some facts.
Thanks
What concerns me most is that the man said it was quite a health and safety hazard and that he shouldn't really be near it without wearing some kind of mask because if it is disturbed at all it releases spores which are pretty unpleasant if they are inhaled. He also said that when dry rot is treated it's usually imperative that any tools used are thrown away as they can prevent a hazard too. These are all his words but I wasn't able to find anything much online to check this out.
My question is, how much of a hazard is this? My wife and I are trying for our first baby so of course her health is imperative. Would my landlord be able to treat this while we were still living in the premises or should we look for somewhere else to live for the time being. We are considering moving away to Spain in the next 6 months so we would like to avoid moving house twice if possible but if this is as big an issue as the builder from next door says I might have to up sticks a bit sooner than planned.
Sorry for the long post, thanks for reading it though and if you can help me out with some impartial advice then I'd appreciate it as my landlord has fobbed me off about this in the past and I'd like to ring him to discuss it with some facts.
Thanks
