| Molds and mildews essentially need moisture. | | | | keep a single door open for molds to enter inside |
| Though they need dead organic substances to | | | | your home. |
| obtain nutrition, without water they cannot live | | | | How molds and mildews affect us? |
| and sporulate. Hence, if you need to remove | | | | They affect our health and home. When molds |
| molds from your home, make sure your home | | | | grow on any household substance they damage |
| does not have any leakage or damp problem. | | | | the substance. Concrete walls, basement, kitchen |
| Mold problem is almost inevitable after flood. If | | | | walls, bathroom or any other area surrounded by |
| flood water enters your home, get ready for a | | | | a leak get stained by molds and look very ugly. |
| thorough mold inspection and testing soon after | | | | Molds obtain nutrition from the substances on |
| the water level goes down. Molds can make you | | | | which they grow by decomposing it into simpler |
| sick and convert your home into an unhealthy | | | | materials. Hence, mold infected substances are |
| place. So to stop mold problem after flood, make | | | | likely to get damaged. |
| sure your home is dry and the flooded area and | | | | In case of severe mold contamination you may |
| furniture are also dried properly. | | | | need to trash the infected item. Just imagine how |
| Molds and mildews are quite common in water | | | | bad it will be to throw away your favorite leather |
| damaged areas. Do not allow flood water stay | | | | jacket or a piece of wood furniture! |
| inside your home for more than two days. If the | | | | Besides, there are health threats. Mold spores and |
| logged water does not get drained naturally, take | | | | fragments of hyphal parts float in air and spread |
| some steps to remove it. Otherwise your home | | | | with air current. While inhaling we let them enter |
| is likely to be at high risk of developing mildews | | | | into our body. Being small in size, they can easily |
| and molds. | | | | reach to lungs and lead to various respiratory |
| There are thousand types of molds, however, | | | | problems. |
| only few dozens are allergens. All types of molds | | | | Runny or stuffy nose, watery and itchy eyes, |
| require moisture to grow and breed. Hence, water | | | | headache, fatigue, difficult breathing, skin rashes |
| is the main life factor for them. Keep your home | | | | and dermatitis, throat irritation etc. are the |
| dry after flood to avoid potential mold problems. | | | | common symptoms of mold allergy. |
| To be on safe side, you can clean the flooded | | | | You need to kill mold with kill mold spray and |
| surface with organic mold and mildew remover as | | | | block molds permanently. Organic mold cleaners |
| soon as the water drains out. These cleaners are | | | | effectively remove molds and prevent them |
| good at killing allergens and are free from any | | | | from coming back. Natural products do not have |
| side effect. So there is no harm using such natural | | | | any side effect and smell good as well. |
| cleaning products. | | | | While practicing mold removal program, you need |
| After devastating flood, sustained rain or cyclone, | | | | to make sure that entire place is dry and |
| hundreds of homes require cleanup. If you feel it | | | | adequately ventilated. You can take help from |
| difficult to remove water and make the home | | | | professional mold cleaning companies and mold |
| dry, take help from professionals. You should not | | | | inspectors to manage the entire episode smartly. |