Mold Damage

You’re likely to find mold growing in the darkest, dampest spaces. More than a cosmetic problem, mold can damage your home and contribute to health issues. Since mold thrives in moist, wet conditions, it can develop around plumbing, in walls, and underneath carpet due to a water leak. Mold is found everywhere. But for it to grow, mold spores (which circulate in the air) must come in contact with a moist surface. In which case, mold can start to grow within 24 to 48 hours.

Mold needs to consume something to survive, and it’s perfectly happy eating your house if you let it. Some molds and mildews are fond of the cellulose in the paper backing on drywall, insulation and wallpaper. Others have a ravenous appetite for the glues used to bond carpet to its backing. Left unchecked, mold eventually destroys the parts of the drywall, wallpaper and carpet it attacks.

But many molds just like to feast on the every day dust and dirt that gather in the perpetually moist regions of your house. They won’t destroy your house, but they can sure make it look, feel and smell bad. Mold can mar your walls with white spider web–like growths or clusters of small black specks. It creates the smell we often refer to as “musty.” This white mold in a basement can be slippery and dangerous when it grows on damp basement stairs. Molds rarely go so far as to rot wood or do structural damage—they’ll leave that to their fungal cousins—but they can wreak plenty of havoc. We can’t overemphasize that mold needs moisture to get established, grow and reproduce. Mold problems and longstanding moisture or high humidity conditions go hand in hand. To conquer mold, you must also conquer moisture problems.

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