Most of the molds found in the household are classified as toxic molds. These molds, such as the common Black Molds (Stachybotrys), Aspergillus and Penicillum, can cause serious health hazards to the people living inside an infected building. These molds can produce spores laced with mycotoxins that can lead to asthma attacks, skin and eye irritation and other serious health issues.
The best way to avoid these health problems is prevention. Mold prevention can be anything from keeping the surroundings clean to cleaning up and getting rid of actual mold colonies.
Here are some basic Mold Prevention Tips from your certified home inspectors.
- Keep your homes well ventilated. Molds want to multiply in dark, damp places. They also want to colonize in places where the air is stagnant. One of the best ways to prevent molds from multiplying inside your house is by getting lots of fresh air and sunlight inside your house. Try opening windows during the day to let the sunlight in. Regularly open the garage doors or attic windows to let air circulate.
- Keep indoor humidity at 60 percent or lower. Molds love to grow in houses that have a humidity level of 70 percent and above. You can control indoor humidity by setting up an air-conditioning unit or a dehumidifier. Proper air ventilation can also help lower down the humidity level. It is also best to limit indoor plants, for constant watering they can increase the humidity level. Hanging clothes to dry inside the house can also increase humidity levels.
- Clean and maintain air conditioning units. Have your units checked and cleaned every 3 months. Molds can grow inside these units particularly in their condenser, and in turn spew deadly spores inside your house.
- Clean your house regularly. Use the vacuum cleaner to clean the carpets and rugs. Scrubbing the walls and floors with borax laundry detergent once amonth can also help prevent mold infestations.
- Be always on the look out. Molds can be of any color. Black molds are the most common of them all but there are some molds that of a different color such as white, yellow or green that can be as harmful. Always inspect every part of your house for small color patches, for they can be mold as far as you know. If your wood panels or furniture suddenly becomes discolored, chances are, you have a mold problem.
- Always be on alert. Visual checks can help you determine if your house is free from molds and other harmful elements. But some of your senses can also alert you of certain dangers as well such as your sense of smell. Molds produce a certain musty odor. Be on alert when you got his particular odor and look for the source immediately.
- Have a regular home inspection. Certified home inspections conducted by expert and accredited home inspectors can help you out in preventing mold infestations. They can also find mold colonies that you’ve missed or point out potential places where they might proliferate.
In the city of Los Angeles and nearby South Bay area, the best home inspections company to trust all your mold inspections is South Bay Home Inspections. We are a certified home inspections company duly accredited by ASHI or The American Society of Home Inspectors.
South Bay Home Inspections is also a member of The American Council for Accredited Certification or ACAC and The International Code Council or ICC.
We also do certified Generalist Home Inspections as well as mold inspections for your Pools and Spa.
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