A Moldy Scenario…

You can smell it almost immediately when you walk into a room: mold has that unmistakably musty odor that is quite unlike any other. You search every closet, every wall, every nook and every cranny for signs of growth, but you just can’t seem to find any fuzzy black or green spots anywhere. So now what?

In the above scenario, chances are good that mold is present, but it’s forming behind the walls where it can’t be seen. Unfortunately, our Utah disaster cleanup mold specialists run into cases like this all too often: where homeowners suspect mold growth, but since they can’t see it they don’t do anything about it. Meanwhile those nasty colonies of mold spores continue their growth and spread unimpeded until they cause some serious property damage and possibly affect your family’s health too.

Some Moldy Tips…

• If you’ve had any kind of water damage to your home such as a leaky pipe, leaky ceiling, minor flooding, etc.  it is wise to call in a mold professional who can mitigate any possible problems quickly and non-invasively when possible. Even if you can’t see the mold, spores could be having a heyday behind your walls, in your ceilings, and in other invisible places. Waiting too long could necessitate total removal of drywall and even areas of your house’s framing.

• If some of the mold growth is visible, do not attempt to clean it up yourself without getting professional advice. Failure to remove mold right may send spores airborne where they can get into your ventilation system and thereby spread throughout the whole house.

• There is no such thing as “good” mold growth when it comes to your home: any kind of indoor mold is bad news. So don’t fall for the myth that only black-colored mold is harmful.

• Taking measures to prevent growth is always the best tip of all: keep humidity in your house at safe levels; this means using fans in bath and shower areas and never allowing water to stand or moisture to remain in basement areas or in crawl spaces. Pay immediate attention to unnatural sources of moisture such as pipe leaks and never let them go for weeks or months unchecked.

Professional experienced Utah disaster cleanup mold mitigation specialists like those at UDK are your most valuable partners in keeping or getting mold out of your house. If you even suspect there might be a possibility of a mold problem, don’t wait: now is the time to act.