Mold and Moisture

Where there is moisture, you will often find mold. Leaky ceilings, damp basements, or steamy bathrooms can all be prime locations for mold growth. Control and prevention of mold growth require you to be quick to respond to any place where there is excess moisture.

Vents over kitchens

Bathrooms

Cleaning up after floods

Leaky Ceilings

No treatment of mold is complete without also fixing the source of the moisture as even a small amount of mold can cause the problem to return when conditions are right.

Getting Rid of Mold

Once you have mold growing, it won’t ever go away on its own. You can dry it out, to make it an inhospitable place for future growth, but the existing mold will still need to be dealt with. There are different ways people use to get rid of mold:

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Each method has different pros and cons that are important to consider when planning your mold remediation strategy.

When cleaning mold, it is imperative that it is a thorough job so that odor causing mold does not return to the affected location.

After Clean Up

We have two products that assist in protecting homes and businesses from mold regrowth. Learn more about how these products inhibit the growth of fungi (mold and mildew).