Neither old, nor new houses are insured from such unpleasant phenomenon as mold. The mold promptly expands, covering walls, ceilings, floors, textiles. Not only that the surfaces struck with fungus have unattractive appearance, the mold can become the cause of dangerous diseases.
Where there is mold and the reasons of its emergence
The mold has appearance of gray, greenish or black spots of the different size. The unpleasant smell in the house can be the satellite of this misfortune. Disputes of mold soar in air, invisible with the naked eye before emergence of the favorable environment. At its availability they promptly breed, generating infinite colonies. The favorable environment for mold are damp, warm rooms without ventilation. Bathtub and kitchen - the favourite place of fungi. Emergence of mold on external walls of buildings, in plates of overlappings is frequent.
Practically any building material is subject to molding: wall-paper, plaster, wood. The blue stain fungus is very toxic. Headache, asthma, allergy, indigestion - frequent illnesses of inhabitants of the apartments struck with mold.
Prevention
To deprive mold of chances to locate in the apartment, it is necessary to take care first of all from effective ventilation and humidity level. During repair it is necessary to try to use moisture resistant materials and to process their surfaces anti-septic tank. Joints, corners, position of joints of surfaces should not contain cracks and slots. The humidity in the house should not exceed 60 percent, the hygrometer will help to control it.
In rooms with high humidity it is necessary to install the electric fan, and doors in the bathroom let will be more often open. Intensive airing of rooms has to become regular, winter time - not exception. It is necessary to check to thicket whether pipes and cranes, and also dish and washing machines proceed. Walls will not dampen in well heated apartment.
Good extract in kitchen - not luxury. The apartment - not the place for drying of linen, for this purpose is balcony. It is impossible to fold damp clothes in cabinet. The mold likes to be placed between wall and furniture so there too it is necessary to look more often.
Too large number of houseplants can increase humidity indoors and pots with the earth can become the dwelling of fungi.
Fight against mold
First of all it is necessary to remove the cause of mold, otherwise it will appear again and again.
Enough processing if the mold appears in the form of black dots will be vinegar or hydrogen peroxide. If the mold has struck coverings the dismantled, such as gypsum cardboard or floor covering, then their replacement on new will be the best option. The struck wall-paper completely is unhung, the surface of tree, plaster, paints are completely cleaned. The tree is well cleaned with rigid brush and processed by antifungal medicine.
On the struck surface of brick or concrete structure all plaster gets off. The fungus under it is scraped off and smoothed out by rigid brush. On the place cleaned from defeats it is applied antiseptics by means of sponge or the spray.
The surface processed by anti-septic tank needs to be dried carefully by means of the powerful heater or the fan. After drying of wall are anew pasted over with wall-paper, are plastered, painted. Wooden surfaces become covered with varnish or become impregnated with drying oil.