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6 Tips to Stop
6 Tips to Stop

Mold Growing
Mold Growing

in Your Home
in Your Home

It is normal to find mold spores in a carpets, sofas and cabinets. people include: respiratory
homes indoor air and surfaces such conditions, such as wheezing,
as clothes, walls, and furniture. Over a period of time, uncontrolled difficulty breathing, and shortness
mold growth can even instigate of breath, sneezing and/or nasal
Most of the time mold spores found damage to structural elements of your congestion, eye and/or throat
indoors are from outside sources. home. irritation, headaches and fatigue.
Regular housekeeping cleaning helps
keep mold levels low. While there is no practical way to Here are a few tips to keep moisture
eliminate all mold and mold spores from becoming a breeding ground in
Cleaning small areas of visible mold, in the indoor environment, keeping your home for molds.
like the mold around your shower, your home clean and dry can avert
is obligatory to maintain sanitary extensive mold growth and the 1. Ensure that bathrooms, dryers and
conditions. ensuing damage. other moisture-creating sources are
vented to the outside
When you should be more concerned Damage to your home and
is when your home has a large-scale possessions is not the only reason to 2. Take care not to block any of your
of active mold growing. be concerned with mold. house’s air conditioning vents

Such problems are most likely to Although most people are exposed 3. Install de-humidifiers in basements
happen when there’s been an on- to small amounts of mold or their and crawlspaces.
going water leak, flood, or excessively spores on a daily basis without
high levels of humidity in the home. apparent harm, mold is an unsanitary 4. Use your kitchen’s exhaust fans
condition that may present potential when cooking
Indoor mold growth may lead to high health risks to certain individuals.
levels of airborne mold spores, which, 5. Install insulation on cold surfaces
in turn, can trigger the spread of Possible adverse health effects like piping, air ducts or basement
mold growth from the original source produced by molds can include walls to lessen possibilities of
to additional areas of the home allergic, irritating, or toxigenic effects, condensation
having high moisture levels. and even infections, allergic reactions
being the most common. 6. Install moisture sensor alarms in
Extensive mold growth will damage potential water back-up and overflow
your home and furnishings, like Symptoms reported by affected areas to alert you when a leak occurs.