Saturday, January 24, 2015
Attic Mold Removal Services 773-885-8528
HAVE YOU GOT A CASE OF ATTIC MOLD?
If you have found mold in the attic in your home or office building, you need to get an assessment done as soon as possible. Clearing out mold in an attic or crawl space is a tedious job and really should be handled by a professional mold remediation company. Mold removal in and of itself, may seem to be a simple task. But if not handled properly it can easily spread into other areas of the home. Many may the mistake of using a fan or blower while involved in the mold removal task. This is an absolute no-no. The blower itself becomes contaminated as well as the rest of the environment that the mold spores are shot towards.
INSPECT: The attic is prone to getting mold activity because it is exposed to various intrusions of moisture or humidity. Since we as homeowners don't go up there a lot, it can develop go unnoticed for weeks, months, and even years. You should inspect attic at least once a month to make sure no creepy mold contaminants are forming. Even in the most pristine of attics and crawl spaces, mold can find its way.
VENTILATE: What is proper ventilation? It is the proper air flow in the space to keep moisture levels at bay and a more controlled humidity. Attics can be a great source for mold or fungi activity because many of them don't have proper ventilation or air flow. Fresh air needs to be circulated somehow to keep the environment safe. Safe from what? Well, germs, fungi, microorganisms, and the like can breed uninhibited. To keep these critters from manifesting themselves a good cleaning along with regular maintenance will do the trick.
CLEAN: Some tend to try to clean it themselves. And while cleaning is a proper thing to do in most cases, it is a lot different with mold. We must remember that mold removal is not mold killing or mold destroying. You need to get at the root of the problem, by completely eradicating it or it will most certainly resurface. Porous materials such as wood, boards and certain fabrics need something that will penetrate and get at the source of the problem at its roots. If mold spores are not exterminated properly, it will return to feed on more materials in your attic or crawl space. Thus, wiping it away is a temporary bandage at best.
You need a professional mold remediation and mold removal company who will use the right agents to get the job done. There are specialized techniques and specific products along with Negative Air Equipment needed to rid your space of mold. A EPA rated HEPA air scrubber and/or HEPA vacuum equipment should be administered. Sometimes, the mold is so bad that the only way to get it out would be to remove the infected source completely, as in drywall, baseboards, trimming, doors, etc., that may be contaminated, properly bagged and discarded. This way the mold contaminants don't come into contact with anything else in your home or office space.
If you want to get at the source of your mold issues, and get it done right a mold remediation contractor might be the best way to go!
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