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Caught a mold problem behind my kitchen cabinets 3 weeks after moving in
Bought my first house in Phoenix back in July. Three weeks in, I noticed a weird smell near the sink but couldn't find anything. Finally pulled the kickplate under the cabinet and found black mold spreading up the drywall from a slow pipe leak. Turns out the previous owner shoved a towel behind the pipe to catch drips instead of fixing it. Had to rip out 4 feet of drywall and pay $600 to a remediation crew. Anyone else find hidden issues the inspection totally missed?
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dianahayes4mo ago
600 bucks seems pretty cheap for remediation honestly, did you get a mold test done after they ripped it out? Also was the pipe leak actually fixed or did they just patch the drywall?
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mila_campbell254mo ago
Right, @dianahayes asked if the pipe leak was actually fixed. That's the real question nobody's touching. In Phoenix, the summer heat makes pipes expand and contract like crazy. A "fixed" pipe might hold in November but blow out again in July. Bet the previous owner knew this and just hid it to sell fast. You should check your home insurance too. Some policies cover hidden mold from a slow leak but only if you report it fast. Also, did the remediation crew seal the new drywall with mold-resistant primer? If not, you're just delaying round two. That $600 might be cheap now but could cost way more next summer.
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