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How to Stop Mold Growth in its Tracks
Mold growth inside a home is a dynamic process that requires very specific conditions to thrive. Dormant mold spores exist everywhere in nature, including inside your house. However, if the spores are...
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A typical individual mold spore is as small as 3 microns. By comparison, a human hair is over 100 microns wide. Mold is ubiquitous in nature and dormant mold spores pervade the environment, both...
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When Mold is Hiding in Your A/C Ducts…
Under certain conditions, your HVAC ductwork may be the perfect habitat for mold. Active mold growth thriving inside ducts can serve as a focal point of contamination as the system airflow disperses...
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How to Effectively Deal With Mold Damage in Your Home
Many of the effects of mold contamination inside a house require the services of a mold remediation specialist to resolve. In most cases, homeowner’s insurance will stipulate a qualified professional...
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Why a Damp Home Needs Immediate Action
Chronic dampness inside a house seldom gets better by itself. Almost always, the status quo steadily worsens as secondary factors that accompany damp conditions escalate damage. Moreover, as time...
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How Healthy Humidity Levels In Your Home Can Protect You
A healthy humidity level inside your home doesn’t just happen naturally. Just as you usually wouldn’t be comfortable simply letting the indoor temperature match outdoor readings, leaving indoor...
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Buying a Home? Add Mold Detection to Your Inspection Checklist
The wrong time to discover mold contamination in a house is after you’ve just purchased it. Dealing with unexpected mold may delay moving into the home as well as burden the buyer—that’s you—instead...
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Elevated Levels of Mold: Common Health Effects
If someone in your home is experiencing specific health concerns, could it be due to elevated levels of mold in the home? First and foremost, any concerning health issues should be discussed with your...
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4 Reasons to Avoid DIY Mold Removal
Mold growth can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Dormant microscopic mold spores are ubiquitous in nature, both outdoors and indoors. In fact, you’re probably inhaling a small...
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5 Frequently Asked Questions About Black Mold
Though there are approximately 20,000 species of mold, only about five are commonly found inside structures. One of these species, Stachybotrys chartarum, is also known as “black mold.” It’s not the...
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Can Mold Dry up and Go Away on Its Own?
Any type of mold in the home is a concern and may be linked to certain physical symptoms and/or chronic illness. Mold growth generally requires specific conditions to remain active and spread...
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How Does Household Mold Affect Asthma?
Household mold and asthma frequently develop under the same roof. Asthma is a sensitivity in the air passages leading to the lungs. By itself, the asthmatic condition is frequently silent until some...
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Is DIY Mold Removal Ever Safe?
Is DIY mold removal safe? It depends. Will it fully eliminate mold contamination from a house? Probably not. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, mold contamination larger than 3 feet by...
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How to Prevent Carpet Mold After Water Damage
Carpet mold is a common consequence in the aftermath of water damage. A carpet presents a perfect environment for mold growth. The fibers capture dormant airborne mold spores present in any home....
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Killing Mold Is Not Enough
Is simply killing mold an effective quick-fix to decontaminate your home? Since toxic mold is a living fungus, it might seem logical that applying anti-microbial disinfectants to kill visible mold...
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Selling Your Home? Resolve Mold Issues First
If you’re considering putting your home on the market and the house has an ongoing mold problem, what’s the preferred strategy? Should you offer the house at a discounted “as is” price—mold...
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Is Indoor Mold Causing Your Allergy Symptoms?
What are the facts about the connection between indoor mold growth and allergy symptoms? Mold and the microscopic airborne spores it releases are ubiquitous on planet Earth. In fact, you’re probably...
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Does Insurance Cover Mold Damage?
Mold damage in homes is common, but is it commonly covered by standard homeowner’s insurance? Like so many questions about insurance coverage, this typical answer frequently applies to mold damage,...
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Can You Kill Mold By Drying It Out?
No moisture, no mold. It sounds like a simple solution to mold issues in a home. Since mold is a fungus that requires moisture to grow, just drying out mold growth ought to eradicate it in short...
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Water Damage: How to Prevent Mold on Clothes
Since mold is a frequent side-effect of home water damage, considering ways to prevent mold on clothes is a worthwhile preventive measure. Mold grows indoors when moisture and dormant mold spores come...
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