Are Your Actions Actually Encouraging Mold? 

While summer is a favorite season for many of us here in New Jersey, not very many people enjoy the really humid days that are inevitable. You might not love the humidity, but do you know what loves heat and humidity? If you guessed mold, you are right. While you can’t change the weather, here are a few steps you can take to keep mold growth to a minimum in your home.

Close the windows! It is so refreshing to throw open the windows when you hear rain is coming. That cool breeze coming into the house may feel so good, but the humid air that those open windows are allowing to come in can help to aid mold growth. To inhibit mold growth, it is best to keep the moisture level in your rooms constantly between 30 percent and 50 percent humidity.  The best ways to keep the moisture at that level is to use central air conditioning (AC). If your house is not equipped with central AC, there are still a number of steps you can take to reduce moisture and mold growth. Consider investing in dehumidifiers. It can be especially beneficial to have them in the basement, attic and bathrooms. Fans are another important piece of equipment. It is helpful to keep air flowing because mold is attracted to stagnant air.

If you have central air conditioning you are not out of the woods when it comes to mold. Sometimes running the air conditioner on high for long periods of time can allow condensation to build within the air ducts. This condensation can lead to mold growth. Once in the air ducts, mold spores can spread throughout your home and trigger allergies. It is important to check your ducts for condensation if your air conditioner has been working over-time.

This next step is annoying but true, keeping your bathroom shower clean can reduce the chance of mold growth. Cleaning a bathroom is not fun, but it is an important part of your mold prevention arsenal. Soap scum, body oils, and other organic materials found in showers create a food source for mold spores. Mold can actually feed on the soap scum that is not cleaned away. Combine food source from the soap scum with the humid climate found in a bathroom and you can have a perfect area for mold to thrive.

Mold may sound like a very scary word, but it really doesn’t have to be. If you have tried these steps, and there is still mold in your home, don’t worry. When you work with the right mold remediation specialist, like us, your problem can be resolved quickly, with little disturbance to your family. Best of all, we will be able to work with you to find the root cause of your mold problem and stop it from coming back in the future.Our Mold Polymer Patented Technology consists of two different applications. One application kills mold in your home while the second seals the surface where the mold was to prevent future mold growth.