Hidden Mold Removal in Walls

Maryland Hidden Mold in Walls

Many homeowners and business owners from time to time will look down and see something on the walls that looks like mold. But they will see only a little and decide to take a rag and some cleaner and wipe down the mold that they see. In a few weeks they see the mold again, but this time it is a little more mold than before. They don’t understand why this is the case and again clean the wall. But once again after cleaning the wall, they again find out that mold grew in the same place.

Why is this happening? The reason is simple, mold grows where it can find the three basic ingredients that it needs. Those ingredients are moisture, food and warmth. Food usually comes from dust particles and the drywall that is in your house. The warmth comes from the natural heat that is in your home. The moisture comes from some type of leak either caused by a leaky pipe, over flow from a toilet or cracks in the outside wall foundation.

Interestingly the moisture may not be so obvious. It doesn’t take a lot of moisture or water, just enough to help get the mold to grow. With all three available, mold can easily grow anywhere in your house.  The problem is that there is no major signs that you have moisture. The leak or moisture problem may be so small or slow that the drywall or carpet underneath absorbs the moisture and it can be seen.

Drywall has paint on the outside which acts as a shield preventing visual detection of any problems. In other words, the drywall may be wet inside, but no one knows because the paint hides any signs of wetness ( moisture ).

Mold now has the opportunity to grow inside the walls hidden from people to see. The mold growth is really not an issue inside the walls unless the mold spores that the mold colony creates, gets in the air into a human body.

To prevent any issues , mold removal should be done immediately. To remove mold from inside the walls, the mold effected walls should be removed first. Cleaning the walls without cutting the walls only removes the mold temporarily. After removing any visual mold on the walls look for mold on the studs and back wall. If you see mold from those areas remove the mold as well.

Finally it is suggested that a mask and eye protection be worn and that although all visual mold may be gone there may be hidden mold still there. Only an industrial hygienist can officially determine if the area is safe from mold.

Tue, 10/31/2017 - 12:33 by mindgrub

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