Mold in Mountain House

Mold in Mountain House by Zach Stein

Zach Stein is currently investigating the mold discovered in Mountain House.  It has come to the schools attention that Students thought it was black mold, which would make it a lot worse and would need to be treated immediately.  NSA is trying to discover what type of mold is in Mountain House. Luke Hudak said “We are unsure as of now”.   Zach Stein did some research and discovered mold is a type of fungus that grows on plants and fibers and is most often associated with damp, musty locations such as bathrooms, basements, and attics.  Mold travels through the air as tiny spores which like to make their home in wet areas, where they will breed.  If mold is spotted, it’s best to nip it in the bud immediately lest it spread to other areas.  This is a good indication of a moisture problem. 

                As a fellow Mountain House member Zach wanted to find out to see if this Mold is a health threat.  So he took the interview with Hudak and asked more into depth questions, and brought up his and the fellow students concerns.  “The mold is most likely not a health threat, but molds are allergic and could spread.  As of now the Mold is not, but if it’s left unattended it could possibly turn into one” Hudak said.  He immediately responded asking what is NSA going to do about it and what stage is the Mold.  Hudak responded with “they are going to gut the bathroom and repair soffits, put a new fan in, and new walls with better materials, and a stage four due to the fact that the mold is mostly contained into the bathroom, but could get worse”.  As a member of Mountain House he wanted to know how long this bathroom and mold situation would take.  Hudak said “it probably will be done at the end of spring break”.  Personally Zach and other students think they should start fixing this situation as soon as possible before it gets worse and spreads throughout the house.  “Also it is a real pain with 12 guys in the house and two bathrooms.  Someone is always in the bathroom” said Zach Stein.  He continued to ask Hudak questions and wondered what the structural problems were.  He said “there are no ventilation, and no windows.  The suffix doesn’t allow air to circulate trapping the moisture.  Also the dry wall is not moisture resistant causing mold to respond to the moisture.”  I was still curios about this Mold in the house, and have never seen anything like it.  Zach wanted to know ways to prevent this problem. “If there were better building material built, moisture resistant dry walls, ventilation, and consistent cleaning, we would most likely not have this problem.”

                In a conclusion the students  of NSA  found out that mold is a fungus that grows in damp moisture areas.  Mountain house definitely has mold but NSA is unsure of what type it is, and won’t be able to fix the problem until after spring break, which is a month away.  This Mold situation could have been prevented with better building material installed in the bathroom, and consistent cleaning.  As of right now the mold is not a health threat but if left untreated it can spread throughout the house, so the mold should be taken care of as soon as possible.