Carpet molds are not just eye sores inside your house. Like most household molds like the common Black Molds carpet molds can pose as a serious risk for everyone inside your house. Carpet molds belongs to the category of molds that produces allergens that, when inhaled can cause serious heath problems such as asthma attacks and other respiratory ailments, skin rashes, soreness of the nose, mouth and eyes and others.
One of the most common places in where you can find molds inside your houses is the ones with carpets on it. Carpets are one of the best places for molds to grow because they can hold moisture for long period of times and the carpet provides the molds protection from direct sunlight and fresh air. Carpets can get infested by molds from spores coming from the air or from shoes of the inhabitants or from their pets.
Looking out for Carpet Molds
Your carpet might look fresh and dry on the surface but it can have mold colonies already in the bottom portion. It is best to be always on the look out for mold growths in your carpet especially in the underneath portions of your carpet. Here are some signs that you have carpet molds:
Visible Mold Growths
You can actually see some patches of growth in the surface of the carpet. These patches can be of any color from black, green to brown. Carpets in these conditions are very hard to save or salvage for there is a possibility that there are already a lot of mold colonies that took hold of the bottom of the carpet. It is best to dispose of these carpets less they cause serious health illness to you and your family.
Carpet Mildew
If you see patches of mildew in your carpets, chances are, you also have a mold problem in your carpets.
Musky Odors
Some molds produce musky odors. If you smell something out of the ordinary better check out your carpets and rugs for molds.
Carpet Mold Prevention
Wet Carpets
If you noticed that your carpets are wet, it is best to remove them and let them dry outside or have the carpets cleaned. It is also best to determine the source of moisture for it may come from water leaks. Wet carpets are ideal environments for many household molds. It is also best to keep a regular cleaning schedule of your carpets and rugs.
Reduce Indoor Humidity
Carpets can get additional moisture from a humid indoor atmosphere. It is best to use the help of indoor air humidifiers to control your indoor’s humidity. It is best to keep your humidifier’s controls at 30-60 percent humidity.
Install Carefully
Do not install carpets to moisture prone areas in the house such as kitchens and basements.
Use carpets with high quality padding
Modern carpets now a day have rubber padding that helps them free from moisture. Some more extensive carpets have micro bacterial properties that prevent molds from growing on them.
To know more about carpet molds and other types of molds that can infect your homes, please contact South Bay Home Inspections.
South Bay Home Inspections can also help in your mold problems you by offering you special packages such as:
- Mold and Air Sampling Package and
- Pool and Spa Inspection Package
Contact South Bay Home Inspections at (424) 210-7244 or check our website at www.SouthBayhomeInspections.com
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