After the flood

Saw this - worth a try?  Cheap and sounds effective.  You can buy bottles in Mercadona and probably other supermarkets.  You can buy expensive products such as 

White vinegar is a mild acid that is known to kill roughly 82 percent of mold species, and it can even help prevent mold outbreaks in the future. ... Pour plain, white distilled vinegar into a spray bottle. Because mold is such a resilient force, it's best not to dilute the vinegar.

For killing mold with bleach use a ratio of one cup of bleach per gallon of water (ie about 1 part bleach to 10 parts water). Apply the solution to non-porous surfaces with mold growth either by using a spray bottle or by using a bucket and a sponge or cloth

Bleach and vinegar can both kill mold, but vinegar is much more effective for removing mold from porous materials. This is because bleach only kills mold spores on the surface of affected materials. Vinegar will penetrate porous materials and kill the mold at the roots.

Once the mold is saturated, let the vinegar sit for 1 hour. After an hour, use a scrub brush and warm water to scrub the mold off.

Fingers crossed.

Thanks Peter we are over in November will give it a try 😬

Hi, hope you don't mind me saying this because you will probably do it anyway, but protective gloves, apron and a mask over the nose and mouth would be very useful. I'm an Exercise Teacher in the UK, working with older people. A couple of years ago I had a lady in class with lung problems due to mould spores. She had been clearing out the basement of an old Victorian House years earlier and had breathed in mould spores. They were now 'sitting' within her chest. Hope you manage to get rid of them.

Thanks louise i will bring some masks over from uk 

No probs Alison, I'd be doing that too! You can't be too careful with mould.

I never give it a thought is your property ok ? 

I don't have property in Spain - I just love visiting Los Alcazares and so have got to know people over the years. This forum is great for advice/information.

I stay in the Old Town and saw the dreadful damage due to the floods. Whilst there in early September I went to play Bingo at the U3A Centre (learning spanish in Manchester so thought I'd practice the numbers!)........I suspect lots of people there suffered awful damage to their homes.

Yes we are in the old town where the Tuesday market is we list everything downstairs including the kitchen :-(

Hi Alison, yes I know where the Tuesday market is, I'm really sorry to hear that. Lots of damage in that area wasn't there.  I hope you get everything sorted soon.