Check where you can find mld at your house. Make sure to utilize your nose as well, since mold often brings a strong, musty odor. For moldy areas less than 10 square feet in area , you can probably do it yourself(or call Handyman to do it for you). To protect yourself, the EPA recommends you wear an N-95 respirator, non-porous plastic gloves and goggles. Use detergent and water, a 10% chlorine bleach solution or commercial mold treatment solution.

• Start from the bathroom

​This can be a perfect place for mold because of the moisture from the shower. Because of not proper ventilation water tends to stick around to facilitate mold growth. Keep a close eye on the tub area and any surrounding area that might get wet often. Also be sure to keep an eye out for signs of mold when doing drywall repair anywhere in the bathroom, and especially around pipes.

• Go to the basement

When checking out the basement for mold, start where there’s a history of water leaks, such as around old pipes, under the bathroom, and so on. Also check out the bottoms of walls. If there are signs of mold across, contact a professional to help clean it.

• And finally check attic

It only takes a little bit of moisture to cause mold in the attic, and it can often go unnoticed for long periods of time there. If mold starts making a home in your attic, it can spread easily to precious items you have stored there as well as the surrounding walls.

TO AVOID FUTURE MOLD ISSUES

Because mold will likely come back even after it is cleaned, if the conditions that fostered it remain, it’s important to improve ventilation in rooms prone to mold, fix the source of any water leaks, and keep humidity levels in your home and basement below 50%. This can be done by using air conditioning and de-humidifiers.

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