Brianna Kathrinus

Yes when I had been looking for an apt, I had to stress I'd need to test for mold. And if I found some, I'd have to break the rent agreement and move. But never got that far b/c my father said it'd be too expensive along w/the med bills he was paying. (however now I have no choice).

I have one plant in my room...my room is cluttered b/c all my life stuff is kept there as I can't put it anywhere else in the house. It also gets very little light so it's a cactus type. Every surface is covered necessarily. I hate it.

Even if I had something on wheels, I'd be afraid b/c we get tornadoes here.

I highly doubt I'd be allowed to paint the walls here. If was MY house, then yah. I do have my window open most days a crack, as that's all I can manage w/my suction cup block out curtains. I cleaned a few rooms literally ceiling to floor following a mold remediation cos guidelines after I had the house tested. And I clean my own room in a basic way every few weeks. All I can manage.

I think there is concrete under the 50 yr old carpet as that's what it feels like. I dont think the owners would allow just that to be, and the mold on that part (the concrete), if is any would need to be cleaned. ..vs putting some type of paneling over it.

And yes that's been bookmarked for years. I just ordered a book from there as well.
I can make money on side jobs only if it's under the table, and I'm def NOT reliable w/the pain I'm in.

The owner has talked of ripping out the carpet and replacing it w/wood but he does not have enough money.
Even if that was done, it'd have to be by people who really know what they're doing and I've heard of many crap jobs in my lyme forums. And don't know if he'd listen to my recommendations. He's stubborn.
The way the mold formed is that their dogs, from the 80s onward, always have pottied on the carpet. You can smell it. And they clean it w/a soap/water vacuum type appliance. So...viva la mold. I tested the house and cleaned what I could feeling as I do. It wasn't too bad. But I never tested the carpet areas.

I've seen in a thread here, on which several comments stated how DRY log cabins are and how, in the 10, 20 years they lived there, no mold issues.
And thanks for the RV info.

Yes I use borax on my clothing.

I am in the sw chicago suburbs. We have cold winders and hot, humid summers.
If anyone lives in a low VOC and low mold area and is looking for a roommate, let me know as well as I'm considering that too.

I'm kind of new to this. Done a bit of research but still pretty overwhelming.

I'm very very ill with chronic lyme, co infections, bad mold mycotoxin infections, gut issues, it's a long list.

The place I'm in now, friend's basically, I believe have (but will confirm with testing) mold under the carpet and my lyme Doctor thinks may be why I've not improved in 8 years of lyme treatment. I even had moved out of my parent's water damaged house and still can't win.

My considerations are I'm broke... All of my 630/month disability goes to basics... Insurance car, food, supplements. And I still have 6900 credit card
debt. My dad helps pay for my medical appointments and supplements, none of which are covered, so that's about 1500/month.

So, cost is a massive consideration. My Doctor warned about Volotile organic compounds in prefab or mobile homes and said make sure it off gasses 1st for a month. Ive seen some prefab companies have mold resistant materials, as well as low Volotile organic compounds, which is pretty cool. But seem quite expensive so far. Log cabins was suggested as a good alternative for mold illness people. I really love the look of log cabins too.

My question is, is a small house better or a mobile home like an RV? Mold is a huge consideration so I need to know if these places are suseptible and/or how to keep it low mold (no home is mold free).

Mobile seems less costly. But just from little research I've done. Can we (more my dad) get financing for these?

I may have a property to put it on (dad's girlfriends guest house large backyard--and no I can't live there, the mold is off the charts) but I don't know about zoning or what requirements are.

Thanks