Group rallies to fix moldy home

Miguel Caperon, with Mr. Fix It, takes a computer desk apart at a mold infested local residence on Monday morning. (Photo by Beatrice Richardson)

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Led by a local remodeling company, a number of individuals, businesses and community service organizations are coming together to help repair a local home ravaged bymold.

The call for action was raised by Billy Goethe last week after he visited the home of a family of three on Sheila Lane. Goethe, the owner of residential repair and restoration company Mr. Fix It, said he had been called out by the family to give an estimate for repairs to theroof.

Goethe described the condition of the roof as really bad, and found the interior of the house was in a similarstate.

Thats the first thing I saw. Thats all mold, he said early Monday morning, pointing up at the ceiling near where the cooling unit was originally placed. The mold, appearing as a bluish-grey stain, was visible throughout theceiling.

It goes all the way through the house, he said. For comparison, he said a typical mold removal job consists of one room within a home, usually confined to a kitchen orbathroom.

Once Goethe learned of the scale of the problem and the familys inability to pay for what he considered crucial remodeling work, he said he went back to his office and ruminated on hisoptions.

I didnt commit to anything at first, hesaid.

After sleeping on it, Goethe said the thought of the familys youngest member living in such conditions drove him to the decision to do all that he could to help thefamily.

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Group rallies to fix moldy home