Removing Mold

Remove Mold and Mildew From Your Home

Making an effort to remove mold and mildew from your home is one of the most important things you can do to improve the health of your home and the people living in it. Mold is a strong indicator of too much moisture, a problem that can lead to structural damage. Excess moisture in your home can cause building materials to rot, crack, wrap, stain and break down.
When there is mold in your home, exposure to black mold and mold spores can cause allergies, respiratory problems and irritation to skin and eyes. Removing Mold from your attic will not only save you a great deal of money in the future by avoiding costly repairs to building materials, it will also save you from getting seriously sick

Call a Contractor who Specializes in Mold
To properly remove mold, it is an important step to hire a specialist who can help solve your problems for you. Before you hire a contractor to fix your mold problem, it is best to try and understand as much about the problem as you can before hand with proper planning and ideas or sample contracts to help you during the initial stages of your project. If you notice that you have a species of mold in your home (they can come in many different colours), it is essential that you hire a contractor who is trained and has the proper materials to safely and thoroughly remove the mold. Removing Mold from the home is one of the projects where it is strongly recommended to hire a professional who can remove the mold for you safely.

Before you begin with your home remodeling ideas, it is important to know that mold is a moisture problem and it will not go away until the underlying issue is fixed
Mold in a basement can come from a leaky foundation, plumbing that has failed, and more. In your attic, look for problems with ventilation and roof leaks first as this is most likely the issue in this part of your home.
Fixing this moisture entrance point is the first step in removing mold from your home and providing for a structurally sound home to live in. Without fixing this problem, the home will more quickly deteriorate and costly home improvement projects will be the result.

Removing mold
Now that the structural problems that have caused the mold have been fixed, it is now time to remove the mold with the help of a professional. Here is a simple outline of a common way to fix your mold problem.

Area properly sealed off
To ensure that mold spores do not travel to other areas of your home to start new colonies, the area needs to be sealed off with plastic and tape to form a mold barrier.

Vacuums and fungicides for mold
A wet vacuum will remove any moisture that is in the area, along with some of the mold. These types of vacuums are used over a traditional vacuum as a dry vacuum will more easily spread mold spores into the air.
A qualified contractor will use a fungicide and not bleach to treat the area; usually by spraying. Machines that create a "fog" are also used. Some of these chemicals need appropriate licences to safely handle and use in a residential setting which is also why it is ideal to hire a professional to deal with your mold problem.

Stopping mold from coming back
Everything that has been contaminated by mold needs to be thoroughly cleaned or removed from your home to prevent future mold problems. Any building materials, furniture, clothing, etc. That can not be cleaned should be safely removed and labelled as contaminated with mold so that you do not pass this serious problem on to others.
Before you do anything else in this area of the home, you will need to dry the area thoroughly to ensure that the space is no longer ideal for growing mold. This can be done with fans and a heat source. Fans for drying out large spaces can be easily rented in most areas and they are well worth the price to make sure that the area is thoroughly dried to prevent mold from returning to your home.

Greg Escott is an owner of ContractorQuotes.ca
Helping homeowners get the resources that they need for successful home renovations is the focus of Greg's work. He is also working for contractors and to provide them with a quality service to successfully promote their companies online.
Greg lives on the west coast of Canada and has an active outdoor lifestyle when not in the office.

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