Around the country, an increasing number of people are reporting a variety of symptoms related to the presence of mold growing in homes and businesses. While it is often assumed that mold will only grow in instances in which there has been a serious flood or a natural disaster, as we will discover in this guide; that is not always the case.
Mold does require moisture in order to grow, but many people are surprised by the fact that mold actually only requires a minimal amount of moisture in order to begin growing. Even if your home has not been the victim of a serious flood, you may still have mold growing in your home.
There is also another common misconception that if you have mold growing in your home, you will be able to see it. This is also not true. You could very well have mold growing in your home at this precise moment and never know it. Mold does have a distinct odor, but it is also very sneaking at hiding in locations in the home where you would never see it or suspect it, such as the air ducts of your home.
This can be an extremely dangerous situation because the spores from the mold can be disbursed throughout the home and may be affecting you, your family and anyone else who enters the home. In order to protect yourself, your family and others, it is imperative to learn as much as possible about mold, including how it grows, areas that are most susceptible to the growth of mold and what you can do to prevent mold from growing in your home. It is also important to understand how to effectively remediate mold if you notice it growing in your home and what you can do to keep it from coming back in the future.
In this guide we are going to examine all of that and much more to keep your home free from mold.
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