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Mold Prevention In Your Home
Keeping your home clean should be a top priority on our to-do list. Unfortunately, because of work, family and children, school, and everything else, cleaning has taken the backseat. Cleaning is key to maintaining a presentable and healthy home and also plays a key factor in your health and the health of your family.
If you have ever dealt with mold, you know how easy it can grow back. Stubborn and persistent, mold can show up in any room of your house at any time. Although it is more likely to show up in rooms where there is water, such as your kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, and garage, it is not uncommon to see it growing on the walls or carpet in your living room or bedroom. If you find yourself having to deal with mold on a constant basis, it could mean that your home is the perfect breeding ground for it to grow on. Even though you have killed the mold, it can recur if the environment in your home invites it.
Mold needs three things for it to grow: moisture, warmth, and food. Mold needs to be stopped from the source to prevent it from growing again. Rooms, particularly the bathroom, kitchen, and laundry room, should have adequate ventilation so all the moisture can escape. Any moisture that is left will most definitely result in mold growth. If these rooms are already equipped with an air ventilation system and mold still recurs, then consider getting a stronger fan. If any of these rooms have a window, then open it up.
Clean your home on a regular basis. It may be hard to get around to it, but the health of your home and your family is at stake. Make sure you vacuum regularly to get rid of dust mites and other allergen-inducers. If you decide that your carpet needs cleaning, either hire professionals or follow directions exactly if you’re cleaning it yourself. Clean your bathroom and kitchen on a regular basis. Wipe down spots in your kitchen that have been exposed to food with a disinfectant to kill any bacteria and germs.
All plumbing should be checked on a regular basis to ensure there are no leaks. Leaks will cause mold growth and will rack up your water bill. For areas that are harder to access, consider hiring a plumber to check on these pipes. There is nothing worse than a pipe that has been leaking inside your walls or underneath your home.
Water Damage To Your Foundation
Many of us take a lot of pride in the way the outside of our homes look. We like our yards to be well maintained all throughout the year. This can be a difficult and time consuming task when we try to do all the work ourselves especially when we have a lot of yard to keep up. Keeping up with growing grass, flower beds, tree pruning, and more can be tiresome and expensive, but we do it because we think the appearance of our home is worth the effort it takes.
What is not good for our landscaping is when water wreaks havoc with certain areas in the yard. The worst place in the world for excess water to gather and stand is near the foundation of our house. Water accumulation here can cause some serious problems over time if the problem is not corrected the right way.
Usually when water stands too near the foundation it is because it does not have proper drainage or the landscaping slopes down hill toward the home instead of up and away from it. It is important that the area around the house foundation is higher and this helps the water to flow away from the foundation. Standing water is also a magnet for mosquitoes, but it can cause cracking and leaks in the foundation itself. There are ways to correct the problem and it should be attended to as soon as it is discovered.
If you have a basement in your home, water standing at the foundation can eventually cause you to have leaking into the basement. This can be costly to have repaired, not to mention the aggravation it can cause when a basement in standing in water. Sometimes you might be able to do the landscaping yourself. The problem can also be because of faulty gutters. Check your gutters first to see if that is causing the problem.
If the water issue near your foundation is not being caused from your gutters and you can not alleviate the landscaping problem on your own, you might have to call in a professional landscaper to fix it. It might cost you a little money for the yard repair to be done now, but it will be more expensive later if it causes your foundation to crack and start leaking either underneath your home in the crawl space or into your basement.
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