You probably have lots of questions about mold. Wondering what it is? When to be concerned? How to get rid of it? Here’s some great commonly asked questions and the answers you need.
This is just a few of the questions and answers, check out the site’s entire Q&A Forum for a complete list of questions and answers available.
Mold is a tough little fungus. It will look for any opportunity to latch on and grow. Sources of moisture need to be found and eliminated to stop mold before it grows or halt growth that has already occurred. Here’s an interesting article about mold actually growing in a school’s computer lab! Wow, didn’t see that one coming. Obviously parents and administrators were very concerned about the situation. The school is taking steps to halt the problem and most importantly find the source of the moisture.
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So, if it wasn’t bad enough to have to consider all the health risks of mold, have you ever stopped to think about the other expenses associated with a mold problem? From damaging personal items such as furniture, mementos, carpet, you also have to consider other costs to your home. First, there’s drywall, and don’t forget the insulation behind it. If carpets become moldy, they’ll have to be replaced as well. Furthermore, all of this assumes you’re doing the cleanup yourself. What if you can’t do the cleanup because you’re allergic to mold or the infestation is just too big for you to handle? These are just some things to keep in mind. As an example, here’s an article about how a mold problem ended up costing a school system millions of dollars:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061218/NEWS02/612180305/1007
While your problem wouldn’t likely end up that expensive, it just goes to show you how bad it can get.
You’ve most likely heard of toxic black mold. But, did you know that mold doesn’t necessarily have to be black to be harmful to you? Particularly if you are allergic to mold, and even if you aren’t, many molds have the potential to make people sick. In fact, prolonged exposure to high amounts of mold can make an otherwise healthy person develop an allergic reaction. So, maybe you’re wondering what mold might look like? Here’s a couple of pages I found with a variety of different molds and how they may appear in your home:
http://www.moldnews.net/search.htm
There’s a new tool to aid in mold detection. Here’s a great article about Zena a dog certified to detect toxic molds. http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/sited/story/html/265399 Her innate instincts and keen sense of smell make her a perfect weapon in the fight against mold. Mold detecting dogs are not very common, there are only about 20 in the entire United States. The great thing about dogs are they can find mold that a human wouldn’t be able to see or smell. The handler will then take a sample and have it analyzed at a lab to confirm which type of mold it is. If you’re concerned about mold in your home and one of these dogs are available in your area, it’s worth looking into.
