Easy Homemade Mold Removal Tips

By Marylou Forbes


Molds can be found everywhere. They grow almost in all the places where moisture is present. They reproduce through spores that are scattered in the air hoping to find a suitable place to grow.

Molds produces a toxic substance called mycotoxin. This can be dangerous specially if you have a lot of molds around. In some places, there are companies who offer services to remove those annoying fungus hanging out in their homes. Mold removal Stratford is becoming a common service because of several cases the place has. Fortunately, you can also end this annoying fungus with some simple home made methods.

Anyway, if you want to get rid of this fungus as soon as possible with chemicals you can find at home, bleach is a good way to start. Bleach is effective in removing fungus specially molds that are in your bathtubs or tiles. One drawback of using it is that it is not effective when it comes to porous materials such as wooden furniture where in molds can penetrate into it. Putting a bleach on these kinds of surface can only remove the fungus on top but the roots will stay beneath which makes it to regrew.

Since bleach can be jarring if you sniff in its fumes, you have to add a gallon of water in every cup of i. You might need to purchase a mask or gloves before attempting to use this method because of the fumes the bleach has. You also have to make sure that the air can freely get out from the place where you are conducting the bleaching for your own security.

Applying it can be done in different ways whichever you preferred. You can use a spray bottle, or sponge and scatter it to where the molds are. Cleaning the solution afterwards is not necessary but if the materials you spray down the solutions into is used for eating or preparing foods, it is advised to rinse it thoroughly.

Some cleaning products can be a good mold killer. If you might want to try a solution that does not produces fumes then Borax can be suitable for you. Just put a gallon of water for every cup of borax and your good to go.

To create the solution, you need to have a mixture of one cup of borax per gallon of water just like the bleach solution. Apply it with a scrubbing brush and scrub the mold off the surface. Because of the water the solution has, you might need to wipe extra particles in the surface where you scrub the mold to dry it down faster.

You might want a natural solution to your mold problems to ensure that you do not sniff those dangerous fumes. Then, this humble vinegar is a perfect solution for you. It is absolutely does not contain any poisonous substance. It may have a foul odor but it will come off in a couple of hours so it would not be a problem.

Prevention is better than cure as what they say. So, to make sure that your furniture or your precious things are mold free, stopping it from acquiring moisture is the best way to go . If molds still exist, then you can choose to one of the home made remedies or call that can company to do it for you.




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