17 Feb Learning What Steps To Take if You Find Mold in Your Home
Mold spores are found in all indoor environments. They can be harmless if they are small. Mold spores can grow in damp areas and spread throughout your house if they land on them.
It can be as simple as white spots on your garage floor or an orange film on the kitchen and bathroom drains. It can cause severe allergic reactions or asthma in some cases.
Most surfaces in a household, such as floors, walls and carpets, are suitable for mold growth. Mold requires moisture to grow so you will see most damage in bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms and crawl spaces. It can also cause damage to hidden materials such as insulation and drywall.
Although you can remove mold from showers and tiling easily, it is possible to get more severe mold growth after significant damage. This often means that professional mold remediation services are required.
What to Do If Mold is Found in Your Home
These steps can help you to deal with mold infestations in your home.
Detect the problem
Mold growth that is out of control can often leave discolored spots on walls and give off a musty smell. Molds can come in many colors including black, pink, gray, white, gray-green and gray-brown.
A water leak could also cause mold growth and damage. This includes in hard-to-reach places like crawlspaces or inside walls. If anyone in the home experiences allergic reactions such as red eyes and trouble breathing, severe dry skin, or itchy eyes, this could indicate that they are reacting to mold.
Get Your Home Tested
Special mold testing kits are able to detect the type and amount of mold in your house by using air sampling. As home testing kits can sometimes be inaccurate and give false positives or negative results, we recommend that you have a Long Beach mold remediation firm conduct the mold testing. Professional testing is sensitive enough to confirm the presence of dead mold-spores.
Identify the Reason
The identification of the source of the mold problem will ensure that cleanup efforts are successful in preventing it from returning. Broken pipes and roof leaks must be repaired.
Contact Your Insurance Company
Ask your homeowner’s agent if mold removal is included in your policy. It is often depending on the type and cause of mold.
Get the Mold Out
It is better to have mold remedied professionally than make it a DIY project. Mold damage restoration specialists can quickly assess the extent of mold growth to identify potential damage.
They are also equipped with the most up-to-date safety gear, such as industry-standard protective suits and gloves and filtration masks.