Comments on: Visitor Tips: 6 Steps on How to Remove Mold & Mildew http://moldblogger.com/visitor-tips-how-to-remove-mold-mildew/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:15:15 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Edwin Boyette http://moldblogger.com/visitor-tips-how-to-remove-mold-mildew/comment-page-1/#comment-18112 Edwin Boyette Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:34:44 +0000 http://moldblogger.com/?p=8#comment-18112 A couple of observations. When applying a water bleach solution to a substrater with mold, you are in fact wetting and adding water content. The bleach solution may kill surficial mold, but not penetrate to mold embedded in the substrate. After a day or so the concentration of bleach may be low enough for the mold to begin to regrow on the surface, and thanks to the water you added it may come back worse than before. Tertiary note bleach may kill the mold, but barring through vacuuming the spores and mycellar fragments will remain in place. Even dead mold in sufficient quantity can create allergic responses. Adding a surfactant or detergent to the bleach solution may help to complete remove the mold from the substrate. Where possible ventilation should be increased to the area (after cleaning) to arrest or minimize subsequent mold growth. Some caution should be taken with orienting a fan directly on a poorly cleaned surface, as you may cause airborne dispersal of mold. A bleach and detergent solution is likely a good mixture for small sections of impermeable (non porous) materials like: Tile, countertops, vinyl --- etc. A couple of observations. When applying a water bleach solution to a substrater with mold, you are in fact wetting and adding water content. The bleach solution may kill surficial mold, but not penetrate to mold embedded in the substrate. After a day or so the concentration of bleach may be low enough for the mold to begin to regrow on the surface, and thanks to the water you added it may come back worse than before.

Tertiary note bleach may kill the mold, but barring through vacuuming the spores and mycellar fragments will remain in place. Even dead mold in sufficient quantity can create allergic responses.

Adding a surfactant or detergent to the bleach solution may help to complete remove the mold from the substrate. Where possible ventilation should be increased to the area (after cleaning) to arrest or minimize subsequent mold growth.

Some caution should be taken with orienting a fan directly on a poorly cleaned surface, as you may cause airborne dispersal of mold.

A bleach and detergent solution is likely a good mixture for small sections of impermeable (non porous) materials like: Tile, countertops, vinyl — etc.

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