Who to call for shower ceiling mildew issue?

[Anonymous]

Old house - we know we need a new exhaust fan and the right finish bathroom ceiling paint. Unfortunately though now we need the ceiling mildew cleaned/remediated and painted. What kind of professional do we hire - painter? handyman? other?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Old house - we know we need a new exhaust fan and the right finish bathroom ceiling paint. Unfortunately though now we need the ceiling mildew cleaned/remediated and painted. What kind of professional do we hire - painter? handyman? other?

General contractor.
Will require drywall removal/installation.
Installing exhaust fan.
Tape and bed and texture.
Painting.

That's often 3-4 different people, unless you get a general contractor willing to do it all himself, which would save considerable money.

[Anonymous]

Just to clean off the mold you could do yourself.

The problem is if it got behind the wall/ceiling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just to clean off the mold you could do yourself.

The problem is if it got behind the wall/ceiling.

If it's in the drywall it will just grow through the paint. Even mold inhibitors won't do much in a wet environment like that.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Appreciate this feedback.

[Anonymous]

One of my tenant did this to a bathroom . They didn’t turn on exhaust fan .
I had handyman clean the mold off, apply anti mold and painted over. It’s been a year now, not came back. But it’s depend on how bad / extensive the molds are.

[Anonymous]

I would start with a bucket and sponge and some bleach solution. I grew up with mildew and it’s going to recur till you put in a fan but it’s not difficult to clean.

[Anonymous]

mold remediation company

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:mold remediation company

LMAO. Funny. But wouldn't be surprised if someone took this seriously.

[Anonymous]

A good painter can do this, including replacing drywall if necessary. But you need a really good one, not some fly by night handyman. Look for contractors who specifically do mildew remediation and ask for references.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A good painter can do this, including replacing drywall if necessary. But you need a really good one, not some fly by night handyman. Look for contractors who specifically do mildew remediation and ask for references.

I'd like to see someone who says that in their ads. Not doubting there might be one if one looked enough, but would be interesting to see an actual ad or website for a gen contractor that says that.