Workman painted straight over mouldy wall

[T05]

With stain block primer without first disinfecting. Council contracted company.

I pulled them up about it but they claimed it would stop the mould from coming through. He knew I knew he was wrong when I went into detail about how it should be done. They then said they'll do the rest of my walls by cleaning first with a proper antifungal biocide. At this point I'm not confident enough to even let them do that.

I would usually clean it myself but this area was particularly bad.

The mould was pretty thick and was giving us health issues.

I'm worried he has just 'locked' the mould in.

Best way to rectify?

Thanks

 

[foxhole]

Painting will just hide the staining, unless the cause of the mold, poor ventilation, is addressed, then it will return.
Council will use cheap contractor with inexperienced labour force.

 

[T05]

Painting will just hide the staining, unless the cause of the mold, poor ventilation, is addressed, then it will return.
Council will use cheap contractor with inexperienced labour force.

The cause of the problem has been addressed, I'm just worried about the existing mould.

You're definately right about the contracting.

 

[jj4091]

This is the data sheet for Crown SBP http://www.crowntrade.co.uk/Product Data Sheets/PSBStainBlockPrimer.pdf you can see for yourself what it says about prepping surfaces

 

[T05]

This is the data sheet for Crown SBP http://www.crowntrade.co.uk/Product Data Sheets/PSBStainBlockPrimer.pdf you can see for yourself what it says about prepping surfaces

I know. It's a bad situation...

I'm guessing the affected plasterboard wall will have to be pulled out and replaced ??

 

[jj4091]

I would not have thought they needed to go that far, just scrub/wash/sand off all the primer & then treat it properly before re-priming.