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Hey Mike, WE or not causing the problem.......I have lived in many different homes before with the same "habits" as you call them and have NEVER had this problem. We plan on getting this corrected.....and as I said before, I was only on here for opinions, if you have no input but arrogant negativity then stay off this forum!! Scott, Marc, Brandon and Kurt......thank you for your time and information

We are in the process of hiring someone to look into this....just thought I would get other opinions, because everyone seems to have one, and they range from slab issues to poor circulation, and even roof leaks. We had our roof checked for leaks and there were none. When I said that it was "obvious" the previous owner had tried to hide the mold I meant that we are finding areas in the house that were painted over and covered (trying to hide the mold). So I believe that this was an issue before we purchased the home No, we do not use a humidifier, and yes we do use the vents in both bathrooms and the kitchen and our laundry room is located outside along with the hot water heater. We installed insulation because we noticed one day (when the weather turned cold) that our walls were wet and mold was growing on the baseboards. So the mold was there before the insulation was installed. We don't have a problem w/moisture on our walls now.....its only on the floors. Yes, the insulation was faced and it was installed correctly. We were told that we needed roof ventilation and that this would solve the problem. Once we figure out, and solve the issue.....will the mold stop growing or will some type of remediation need to be done?

Thank you for the information, but it looks like he is only in Ms. & Al. Any idea as to what may be the problem? Our inspector 1 1/2 ago didn't find any major problems wrong with the house....now we are finding things that couldn't of just started, they had to have been going on now for a while. We thought it was because there was no insulation in the walls, so we ripped out sheet rock, installed insulation and the problem is still here...

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Hi, I live in south Louisiana and we recently purchased our home less than 2 years ago (we had all of the proper inspections before purchasing). We have a ranch style, slab house, with no attic, only a crawl space for the duct work (40 + years old). When the weather turns cold our floors (mainly along the exterior walls) will develop condensation, which will then turn to mold. Our windows also grow an unusual amount of mold in the winter. But as soon as the weather warms up our issues seem to disappear. We've been told that we need a self-venting roof and this should solve the problem. We obviously have a serious moisture problem in our home.....any help solving the issue would be great. Oh, also....since our home was recently purchased and it is obvious to us now that the previous owner tried to hide these issues, can legal action be taken because of the mold? Thanks!!