"X" Marks the Spot

Months after the hail storm that damaged our siding, were were finally getting it replaced. The story is LONG. The insurance was only willing to replace the north and west faces of the house. Since our existing siding was aluminum, our contractor was able to wrap the whole house in vinyl for the insurance proceeds. Work started on Thursday 2/12 and we were quite pleased. By lunch time on Friday 2/13...not so much. Kyle and Eric discovered mushrooms growing behind the tarpaper. After a quick consultation with their mold remediation expert, the guys proceeded to put up the moisture barrier and mark the areas that would need to be addressed. It is painful to look at the red "x's" all over my house! There is mold on three sides in varying degrees. What we have ranges from "cleanable" to dry rot to MUSHROOMS. Tonight, Paul comes back to talk mold again...*sigh*

On the plus side, Kyle and Eric were able to put up the vinyl on the front of the house, so at least one neighbor doesn't have the eyesore!