Detecting Mold in the Family Home

By Ken Delray


Your potential mold remediation cost will be dictated by just how intensive your mold infestation is. Mold in the home is a rather serious problem and while the jury is out on just how significant the implications are for our health. It's reasonably safe to say that any type of mold in the home may cause some health implications for some people including allergy and respiration difficulties.

Mold is miniscule and very tough to spot until widespread. If you believe you have water damage in your home it's a smart idea to have your house inspected by a mold remediation contractor or conduct a mold test using a mold test kit.

Mold Test Kits

Mold test kits can be acquired at most leading home/hardware stores and will help you detect mold in your home. Most test kits will also cater for people that like to send a sample for testing to distinguish the sort of mold which has been found. E.g. Black mold which tends to cause alarm amongst property owners.

As a home owner you're really not under any requirement to have mold removed from your home. This is going to be your legal right but if you do detect mold in your home and selected to do nothing about it you are basically asking for issues further along.

Removing Mold From Your Home

If you find mold in your house and need it removed you have 2 options. You can call a mold removal contractor who will most likely supply a free inspection first or you can opt to remove the mold yourself. If the mold occupies an area bigger than approximately 10 feet you cannot remove the mold yourself. One of the primary reasons for this is the act of removing the mold can actually do more harm than good. As mentioned previously mold spores are miniscule and removing them can lead them to spread through your house. A mold removal contractor will be equipped to safely remove the mold from your house, which will save you potential problems farther into the future.




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