The owner had depression and I cleaned her home for free

[u/CleanwithBarbie]

[u/robsteezy]

You’re welcome. Pro tip as somebody with tons of experience in this field, people think they can shirk paying a restoration company (which typically is covered by home insurance) and save themselves money bc their friend told them bleach will do the trick. That’s the wrong approach and will lead to the internal structure of your house being severely damaged beyond repair. Wood is porous, so water and microbial travel. Your best bet is reaching out to your insurance, seeing your coverage, and then getting an assessment from a mold remediation service.

[u/MeanTelevision → u/robsteezy]

Thank you for the added tips.

[u/esoper1976 → u/robsteezy]

My grandfather asked me what I knew about mold either when I was in high school or college because I'm smart. I said not much except that it's bad news and you should hire a professional. Apparently one of the church owned buildings had a mold problem and he was hoping to help solve it. He bought some cleaning product like Tilex mold and mildew cleaner to take over to the building to see if it would work. He knew the church didn't have much money and thought this would be an inexpensive way to solve their problem. I'm sure they thanked him and then called the pros.

He got a pension from the church for being a pastor. If he died before my grandmother, she would keep getting it until her death because she had been a sahm and fully supported him in his duties. He had to have someone explain to him why it was not appropriate for him to put in his will that the church should stop sending the pension upon his death even if my grandmother were still alive. He didn't understand why that upset her so much, he thought she would be as happy as he was to save the church money!