How to deal with mold?
Mold not only spoils the interior. It is one of the main causative agents of various allergies, especially in young children. How to protect your apartment from the appearance of fungi and deal with existing black or green spots? In our review on effective methods of dealing with an apartment ailment.
Who’s Who: Types of Mold
Most often, mold starts in the corners.
Mold is divided into several types:
• Rotting fungi. They infect only wood, and are of three types – white, brown and bacterial. The first one is considered the most terrible for a tree and can destroy a wooden structure or surface in a month. Due to bacterial mold, the tree darkens or turns gray, loses its attractive appearance and becomes dilapidated. When infected with brown mold, the wood cracks.
Wood in mold
White mushroom can destroy a wooden surface in a month
• Molds. They are the most common in apartments. They can appear on painted surfaces, stone and concrete. This mold can be of different colors – green, blue, black, gray and brown..
Brown mold in the bathroom
• Fungi of blue. They spread on wooden surfaces and can penetrate paint and varnish surfaces. In this case, the wood takes on a gray-blue hue and loses its moisture-resistant properties. This is especially true of pine.
Pine suffers the most from mold
Reasons for the appearance
One of the reasons for the appearance of mold is improperly installed plastic windows.
The main cause of mold is excess moisture. It is often seen in corner apartments on the upper floors or in rooms located on the north side, where the sun does not often look. Walls after rains do not have time to warm up and remain wet for a long time – this is a favorable environment for the development of mold. Here are some of the most common factors affecting the onset of indoor fungal spores:
• Insufficient ventilation;
• Incorrectly installed plastic windows;
• Poor heating of the room;
• Not completely dried wallpaper;
• Insufficient insulation of interpanel seams;
• Presence of an aquarium;
• The presence of indoor flowers.
Where is the danger hiding?
Most often, mold spreads in the corners of the room, on the ceiling and walls. She does not spare furniture, so when removing it, it is worth checking well the cabinets, dressers, armchairs and sofas for the presence of fungi. Attention should be paid to things, for prevention, it is worthwhile to conduct a small audit in the closet once a month and air it.
Mold is a nasty parasite that can even infect pillows, mattresses and bedding. From time to time you need to take out these household items and dry them on the balcony.
Mold not only spoils the interior, but also causes allergies
How to deal with mold?
The first step is to remove as much mold pores as possible from the wall or ceiling. Next, you will need to treat the surface with an antiseptic primer, whiteness or titanium white. The latter, by the way, are one of the most effective means. They eat away at the pores of the fungus and prevent their appearance. Only after the treated surface has completely dried can it be painted, whitewashed or pasted over with wallpaper..
White will save from mold
You can’t just paint over the mold.
How to prevent mold in your apartment?
At the repair stage, it is worth treating the walls and ceilings with special anti-fungal primers. Before wallpapering or painting the surface, make sure that it is completely dry and can dry quickly after repair. Therefore, it is better to paint and paste in a dry and warm season..
Constant ventilation, organization of good ventilation of premises, wall insulation, restoration of the roof and interpanel seams, ventilation of clothes and furniture will also help prevent the appearance of mold..
The main thing is not to forget about gloves, eye and nose protection, while fighting mold
Mold doesn’t always make people uncomfortable. For example, some people enjoy it and pay a lot of money for it..
