After your flooded home has been drying out for days, then you can spray another product that will kill the mold before you put up the sheetrock.
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Keith McCoy with Solutions Pest and Lawn said a product called Bora-Care can prevent mold from growing.
"It's an insecticide, so it kills any wood-destroying insect that may be present. If it's not exposed to prolonged moisture, it will last for years and years," McCoy said.
ABC13 spoke to Bora-Care, and they want to offer some guidance before using their product. They told Eyewitness News that Bora-Care is not a moldicide or a mildewcide and will not kill existing mold. Instead, it is intended to be a mold prevention product.
They recommend not waiting until the wood is dry to apply. In fact, they say it is actually better to apply it while the wood still has a high moisture content because the moisture actually helps the Bora-Care to penetrate the wood.
But they caution users to wear long pants, long sleeve shirts, shoes and gloves when applying the product. Applying in shorts, t-shirt and flip flops is a violation of the label.
Bora-Care cost $72.99 a bottle.
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