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Finding Hidden Mold in Your Home
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Finding Hidden Mold in Your Home

We all know that mold can be lurking wherever there is moisture and darkness, such as basements and crawlspaces. But there are other places in which it could be growing that you may never even find until you search there yourself. But if you or anyone in your home is experiencing severe allergy or respiratory problems, check out the following hidden places where it can thrive in your home: Front-Loading Washing Machines: Because the gasket around the washing machine door is always wet after the door is closed, any lint added will quickly cause spores to develop and grow. Before you know it, you may see blackness around this area. To avoid this, either leave the door open when you are not using the machine or dry it off after each use. Wallpaper: Unless if you remove the wal...
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What You Should Know about Mold and Stopping Mold Growth
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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...
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Preventing mold in your home
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Preventing mold in your home

Whilst many people want to know how to effectively get rid of mold in the home, the main thing that you should be worrying about is how to prevent it getting there in the first place. Mold is pretty bad for your home, and if it does get in to the materials in your home, then you will find that it can spread rapidly, and be rather difficult to get rid of. The initial problem will also come in that the mold can spread fairly unnoticed in the initial stages, and by the time it is bad enough for you to have noticed, then you will be at a point where it can be doing some serious damage, and even becoming a health hazard. The mold spores spread and move in the air, and if inhaled, the bacteria in the mold can be dangerous. This is especially the case in people with respiratory illness, and child...
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