Five Real Life Tips on How to Deal With Mold

Mold grows easily on properties in damp climates and with poor air conditioning systems or bad maintenance. In many southern areas in the US it is considered a major hazard to people's health and is a nightmare for the owners of rental properties, both residential and commercial. It renders the property useless until you get completely rid of it and it is often extremely expensive to engage a professional mold remediation firm. For an average 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms home you can get a price tag as high as $ 15,000.

Yet, the key components for mold remediation are not so expensive and you can find reliable professionals who can get rid of the problem for a much smaller cost and also prevent it from occurring again.

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Here are some tips you might want to use if you run into the same type of problem.

1. There are various types of mold and the most dangerous one is the mold that grows inside wall partitions, between two drywall sheets, where there is little or no air. This mold will be quite black and needs special care in removal (using masks and special filters). Superficial mold, that grows only on the outside surface of drywall, is not really dangerous and can be cleaned fairly easily using chemical products that contain a compound of bleach and other aggressive substances.

2. The mold that grows inside a house has usually one place of original formation and then the spores get spread around by the air conditioning system. So the first step in the remediation would be to get the air conditioning ducts clean first by saturating them with chemicals that then get spread around the house, while also cleaning the walls, the ceilings and all surfaces at the same time.

3. Once the drywall has been cleaned or substituted and the whole house has been treated with chemicals, you usually add some chemical that prevents mold formation in the new paint you put on the walls and the ceiling.

4. Check up you air conditioning system and air circulation. Mold got formed because moisture was present in the premises for some time.

5. Get rid of cheap furniture that can have absorbed mold spores: it is usually cheaper to get a new one rather than trying to clean the existing one. Your cleaning professional will tell you what to do.

Check your mold remediation professional against the points above and you'll know whether you are dealing with a true expert. Also be wary of very high prices tags, they don't necessarily mean higher quality and you'll be able to find more affordable estimates if you just connect with other people in your area that have already solved the same problem.

Five Real Life Tips on How to Deal With Mold

Roberto Mazzoni has been an author, computer journalist, magazine editor and real estate investor for over 30 years. He has developed a special knowledge on international real estate investing. You can find many more of his articles on his blog: http://www.landwriting.com.

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