I've been out of full-time contracting for a while now, but have been taking more seasonal work recently. As a favor to an old friend, I agreed to take a job near Seattle. It's ~3000 square foot residential, newer construction, and pretty straightforward. Very solid, little loose paint. My...

Time after time I hear more so called painters recommend to homeowners, that they can kill mold and mildew with bleach!! Does anyone else have to reeducate homeowners?:eek:

I was interested in a thread that Researchhound started on mould and mildew. I found it interesting to see how serious this is dealt with in the USA. Here in the Pacific it is unreasonable to expect a specialised company deal with this hazard, but it is an important issue and a relevant one...

I was just wondering if any of you guys have had any success at keeping mildew from returning after a house wash? I washed a house a couple of months ago and got it clean but now the black is back with a vengeance - worse than it's ever been and faster. We've had enormous amounts of rain this...