Avoid Damages Caused By Molds By Contacting Mold Testing San Francisco Technicians

By Traci Witt


Molds can infest your home and begin to cause problems. Before you suffer from the damages and health risks posed by presence of molds, you need to call a mold testing San Francisco technician to perform tests on the surfaces, air, and materials in the house. If left unchecked, molds can harm your family. These microorganisms tend to grow in damp and dark areas where there is moisture and no directly sunlight.

The spores bring about allergic reactions, which is one way that can help detect if there are molds growing in your area. Different testing methods can be applied and they include bulk, surface, and air tests. Air test involves taking samples of air inside a house and then examining them under a microscope to determine the concentration of spores and the species of molds present in the house.

For the air tests, samples of air are taken to determine the concentration of spores in the air circulating inside your house. The samples are examined under microscopes to give the results. The advantage with this method is that it can detect spores even when you cannot see the growth of molds.

Bulk testing entails taking materials from a home such as clothes, wall surface, paints, dust from the floor and other surfaces. The material or surfaces are taken for test in a laboratory. Surface testing is used to pick sample from different surfaces such as the kitchen, basement, walls, floods and these are tested of concentration of spores.

These surfaces are examined under a microscope to determine the species of molds and the concentration of spores. If the weather turns to be humid for several days, you are likely to see molds starting to grow inside your home. When it rains, molds also tend to grow on walls, furniture, floors, benches, and other surfaces that are wet.

Molds are caused by presence of spores, and food source from where they feed such as drywall, wood, and cotton. For them to grow, they need the right conditions like darkness and warmth. These microorganisms do not grow under ultraviolet light. This is why you are unlikely to find them in areas which receive sunshine. They also do not grow in areas, which attain freezing temperatures and with warmth, they are able to multiply fast.

The problem with leaks is that they can occur in hidden areas where it becomes difficult to see them. The water droplets released from the pipes start feeding the moods and with time, you notice your home smells dumpy. A roof that leaks to areas such as the attic may also cause the molds to begin growing. The earlier you have molds detected from your home, the easier you can seek help from mold remediation companies to clear the area of these molds.

The reason why you need to have your home tested of molds spores is because some species are dangerous and they can cause a health risks to your family. Breathing spores of these molds could lead to respiratory complications such as sneezing, running nose, coughing, sore throat, itchy nose, sinus congestion, and blocked nose. If you find that your family is experiencing these symptoms, it is advisable that you call mold testing San Francisco technicians to help determine if indeed molds are growing in your house.




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