FAQ

Mold can be white, yellow, gray, black, brown, or greenish. Mold groups may look granular, leathery, cottony, velvety, and glassy.

Mold needs the below circumstances before it can start to grow inside a building:

• Mold spores
• A food origin (e.g., wood, drywall, cotton)
• Shade (mold can’t thrive under ultraviolet light)
• Warmness (mold can’t increase in cooling temperatures)
• Oxygen
• Dampness (e.g., water leakages, moisture, condensation)

The response depends upon what is implied by “totally eliminate mold.” To have a building absolutely free of mold spores needs very effective air filtration and is only achieved in specific situations such as hospital operating rooms and production “clean rooms.” Keep in mind, mold spores are in the outside air implicitly all the time, and some will go inside buildings.

However, it is likely to prevent mold from developing inside a building. Moisture control is the solution to managing mold in internal spaces. Air filtration can offer to lower mold spores in the air but is subordinate to moisture control.

There are several ways to stop mold from spreading:

• Keep the moisture level in your home within 40% and 60%. Apply an air conditioner or a dehumidifier through humid months and in moist spots, like basements.
• Be certain your home has sufficient ventilation. Use exhaust fans that vent outside your home for kitchens and toilets. Be assured that your clothes dryer vents outside your home.
• Repair any leakages in your home’s rooftop, walls, or plumbing, so mold does not have dampness to develop.
• Clean up and dry out your house completely and promptly (inside 24 – 48 hours) after flooding.
• Add mold inhibitors to paints prior to painting.
• Tidy bathrooms with mold-killing products.
• Remove or substitute carpets and pillows that have been soaked and cannot be dried quickly. Consider options to the carpet in bedrooms or areas such as bathrooms or attics that might have a lot of moisture.