Some Helpful Information About Mold Damage Chicago Homeowners Need To Know

2/19/2022 (Permalink)

Mold remediation for your home is no DIY project. SERVPRO has the manpower and equipment to have your home back to preloss condition ASAP.

Keep an Eye on Moisture and Humidity to Prevent Mold Spores.

Many people, knowledgeable about a considerable amount of things, do not know as much as they would like to about molds and the dangers they represent. The mold damage your Chicago home can encounter should be an interesting study to conduct. In this inquiry it helps for you to know the following, among a longer list of facts, about molds and the spores that they come from:

First of all, they are microscopic until they take hold of something and begin their growth and takeover of your house. They are everywhere, outside and inside. For this reason, they float in the air and can deposit themselves anywhere that air can be, which is everywhere. They need very few things to survive and thrive, one of these being moisture. Moisture, supplied by many causes, not the least of which is a flood, a leaking pipe or water heater and a storm that causes water to come in and the water that is used to put out a fire in your home.

Even a higher than normal level of humidity in your home can cause this growth and subsequent Chicago mold damage. It is recommended that, to stay as safe as possible, in the absence of a disaster that brings an enormous amount of water into your home, keep your humidity level below. Stopping the source of the water is crucial as nothing can be accomplished until this gets done. This means repairing leaking pipes, fixing the holes that allow outside water to come in and starting the process of removing any water that is still present. Doing all of this requires the skills of a professional inspector, a demolition crew to remove walls, ceilings and floors to locate the many spaces that harbor both molds and the moisture that attracts them. Since mold and mold spores could be said to lie in wait for you, water will cause them to grow into colonies from a minuscule amount of spores and, at the same time, allergens and irritants will grow from them and become airborne.

Because they primarily move through the air stream, mold spores get into every other space in your home if they are in one location, already. The fact that mold spores travel so quickly also means that if they are disturbed, improperly, such as an inefficient removal and sanitation process, this causes them to move into another area. The aforementioned quick migration of mold spores throughout your house makes the removal and cleaning of this dangerous substance critical and must be done right the first time.

The biggest danger, other than the fact that there is mold already there, is the need to keep it from going anywhere else. The presence of mold means that containment is the first order of business, after locating all of the places where it is growing and where, if the water is not removed, it can crop up.

One of the best facts about the mold damage in your Chicago home is that we can be called, 24/7/365, at SERVPRO of Evergreen Park / South Chicago City at (773) 337-3900 and we respond with our trained experts for the prompt service you need in this time of danger.