What You Should Know about Mold and Stopping Mold Growth
During the spring and summer months, your home is vulnerable to an invasion by a pretty common type of pest that can cause property damage and negative health effects such as allergies and infection. We are not referring to insects and animals (though pests of this nature can cause these problems and much more), we are talking about another common home invader; mold. Mold is a fungus that can grow anywhere in your home under the right conditions and it damages the surfaces it grows on while greatly increasing the risk of certain health effects caused by mold exposure. Moisture is one of the main resources needed for mold to grow which is why mold growth is more likely during the more humid conditions of the spring and summer.
Mold in your home can be a serious issue because of th...