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Meet Alliera C.

Alliera is the co-founder of HAAUS., an interior design, renovation and build brand that grew from sharing her own home and projects online. Alliera and her business partner started HAAUS. because at the time, no one was really sharing where they sourced their products from, so they began sharing their selections, suppliers and renovation journey and it went a little crazy from there, their numbers almost blew up overnight. Through HAAUS, they now share honest renovation insight, design education and real project experience to help people feel more confident creating a home they genuinely love.

What We Talk About

• How the House Instagram account started as a hobby sharing renovation ideas
• Discovery of black mold during a routine floorboard repair
• The family's emotional reaction to finding mold in a brand-new home
• Parents forced to evacuate with only the clothes on their backs
• Mold spores spreading to furniture, clothing, and personal belongings
• Source of moisture traced to a junction between the old and new concrete slab
• Difficulty getting answers and tradespeople over the Christmas holiday period
• Failed first remediation attempt and the discovery of efflorescence on the slab
• Scope of remediation work across flooring, walls, insulation, and HVAC
• Health symptoms the family had dismissed, including fatigue, headaches, and chronic runny nose
• Mold in a two-year-old home built by licensed trades with proper permits
• Mental health toll and ongoing anxiety after returning to the home
• Air purifiers and air quality monitors as part of post-mold life
• Followers discovering mold in their own homes after seeing Allira's story
• Mold as a hidden environmental toxin with no visible warning signs
• Newer homes being potentially more susceptible to mold than older builds
• Upcoming educational courses, home design plans, and a new product line from House

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Connect With Alliera C.

Website:
https://haaus.com.au

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/haausdesign

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@haaus

Keywords

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