How to Take Precautions Against Mold from Growing in your Home

1/16/2017 (Permalink)

Mold growing from failed grout in the shower

Mold can be good, if you are making bire or penicillin. But incase you aren't making cheese or medicine, mold in the home is a bad thing. Mold can grow anywhere; Carpet, Clothes and places you can't see. Like behind dry wall or tiles in your shower. 

The problems with mold is that it spreads easily and can not be completely erased. Along with being expensive to fix, it can cause allergens and irritants. 

The first place to start is to identify problem areas. Do you have water stains on your roof? How is the tile in your bathroom? A major problem we see is grout failure in showers. Flooding in the basement is also a major problem area.

Secondly is to dry wet areas immediately. Mold can not grow without moisture. Damp Carpets? Toilet Overflow? Dry them right away. 

Keep moisture away with proper ventilation. The bathroom, laundry room, and kitchen are all high moisture areas. Keep a window open when showing, or exhaust fan if you do not have a window.

Improve air flow in the house. When the air gets cooler, it holds less moisture and excess moisture may appear on your walls, floors and windows. To help this, open doors to increase air flow between and especially doors to closets that may be cooler than other rooms.

Lastly call your local professionals to come take a look for an assessment.