If you live in a wet climate, you have to be more careful of mold than you would if you live somewhere that’s very dry. Like most living things, mold needs moisture to grow and thrive. That sounds like common sense, but a lot of people…
Q. I haven’t been able to find any mold. Can it grow on brick? If so, what should I look for? How about hardwood floors? There are no apparent water leaks.
We recently bought a used plastic outdoor toy set for our children. We had planned to clean it up and put it inside in our basement. While we were able to disinfect and clean the outside of the toy with a detergent, I am concerned that there may be mold inside the toy in areas I can not reach or scrub. When held to light we can see “spots” through the plastic. We cannot tell if it is mold or dirt. Can mold grow on plastic like this and is there a way to clean it? If not should we not bring it inside our home and just leave it as an outdoor toy?
Question: I’m wondering if HOT tubs or Jacuzzi’s outdoors can fester with mold underneath a deck or foundation…? I smell a musty smell even tho it’s outside… Thanks.
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I live in a basement flat built in about 1910, with no central heating system. Half my flat is below ground and I was told that the damp coursing had been completed. My main problem is in hidden and now open areas all over my flat I have black mould growing and a damp smell through the flat.
We found stacc. in our apartment 3 months ago. For a week or two before I found the mold I had started feeling generally yuchy and as soon as we moved I felt better. My 1 yr old and my husband showed no symptoms.
So you have mold on your library of books, now what?
Books are an optimal place for mold growth as they can get damp easily, and then sit boxed for months at a time. But when you want to pick one up and read it, is your book permanently ruined, or can you salvage it ..
It’d been one of those busy weeks in the Wold family. Between work and school, Joslyn and I hadn’t had much time to clean up our kitchen. The small gang of fruit flies looking a little too much at home in our kitchen was a sure sign that it was time to clean.
We went through a bunch of dishes and made excellent progress. Down near the end of the line, I reached for another dish and stopped immediately as my nose caught a strong wift of unpleasantness. I looked through the dishes, trying to figure out what it was. Then I saw it.
How do you remove mold stains? Simple. There are 5 steps that can be followed to remove mold mold stains. They are as follows:
There are 5 steps that can be followed to remove mold from hats: First…
How do you remove mold from a life jacket? Simple. There are 5 steps that can be followed to remove mold from a life jacket. They are as follows:
Question: Where can I purchase “mildicides”? I need a fogger type substance for my…
This review was a long time coming. Rather than a full review as we were planning, this is going to be more of a “product awareness post”. Concrobium sent us two bottle sample kit a few months back, but with the wedding in May and the move, we haven’t had time to do a test like we’d been planning.
What Does Mold Need to Grow?
According to Michael Pugliese, author of “The Homeowner’s Guide to Mold,” there are three main necessities that mold spores need to grow and thrive : Moisture, Food, and Optimum Temperatures.
An allergist told me that it’s probably not allergies since he is only 1 year old and his immune system isn’t stablized enough yet to even have allergies. Can these symptoms be tied to the elevated mold problem?
… from what you’re described, your son’s situation definitely seems to be a result of mold exposure …
Can mold grow on plastic cups that have been washed and stacked together but not dried completely?
As long as either food or juice particles are not left in the cups, mold should not grow in the stacked cups.
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