Mold is an extremely scary word, and some people have the misconception that once mold is present in your home, there is nothing you can do to remove it except completely rebuild the area of the home it has taken root in. Fortunately, that is not true. In fact, there are likely extremely small amounts of mold in your home already.
The problem is that mold spores can quickly multiply and grow out of control if they are given a favorable environment to reproduce in. If you have recently experienced water damage to your carpets, fabrics, or basement, you will want to take advantage of a mold inspection service as quickly as possible to make sure you nip the problem in the bud. On the other hand, if mold already has a foothold in your home, you do have the option of mold remediation services.
Containing Mold Spores to Prevent Further Contamination
One critical step in the mold remediation process is containing the areas that are contaminated. This needs to be done as soon as possible to seal specific areas in an effort to prevent mold from spreading to other areas of your home. It is also important to clean the area of dust particles. Mold spores can attach themselves to tiny dust particles and hitch a ride to another area of their environment.
Understanding Room Pressure
It is also critical to the remediation process to maintain adequate air pressure in a room. If a room contaminated with mold has a higher pressure than adjacent rooms, the air will be pushed into the adjacent rooms and further the spread of mold in your home. It is essential to keep the pressure in contaminated areas lower than the clean parts of your home to ensure that air is continually sucked into the contaminated area so mold spores aren’t given free rein to access other parts of the building.
Cleaning Contaminated Possessions
You will also need to take note of any possessions that were ruined by mold. Some of them can be salvaged, but some are better to throw away. For example, nonporous materials like glass, plastic, and metal can be cleaned and salvaged. However, other items such as fabrics, carpets, books, and drywall may or may not be salvageable. However, if a porous material or item is not of great value to you, you are much better off discarding that item. Mold spores could be released from the item that could eventually lead to another terrible mold outbreak.
Special Chemicals that Are Safe for Your Home
In addition, the remediation process uses products to kill the mold that are household safe. In the end, we can kill the mold and properly dispose of it to drastically reduce the chance of another mold outbreak. With the value of your home and the health of your loved ones on the line, you are much better off with mold remediation services than trying to do it yourself.
Help You Can Trust
If you live in Villa Park, Lombard, Elmhurst, Bensenville, Schaumburg, Glendale Heights, Carol Stream, Roselle, or Chicago Illinois, you know how damaging water damage can be in the long run. Fortunately, we can help you with our mold remediation services to maintain the value of your home and protect the health of your family.
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