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Prevent Mold In Your Home

By Scott Rodgers

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The bad news about mold is that it is able to grow wherever there is moisture, and depending upon the type of house you have, this could be very possible, especially in places where you don?t normally look. The best thing to do is to make sure that your house is well sealed and that there is adequate ventilation. You also need to check around the house to make sure there?s nowhere moisture is entering the house because of leaks or your irrigation system.

The greater the rainfall in your area, the greater the chance there is of you getting mold. This is especially true if you live in an area where there is a lot of dampness, particularly if surrounded by dense bush or forests. However, any one can be affected by mold. Even if you have very little rainfall, you are using water, and there?s the chance that there could be a leak somewhere on your property, and this is all the invitation mold needs to start growing. The important thing, therefore, is to regularly check around your property to make sure there are no leaks. It is not only creating a health hazard, but it could be wasting you a vast amount of water, and water is becoming a more and more scarce commodity that we need to protect at every opportunity.

Mold can be more problematic for some people than others. For some it can cause fungal infections called mycoses which can affect the skin, nails, body hair, various internal organs and even the nervous system. The reactions to mold may be similar to those of a cat allergy. They can include sneezing, a running nose, red eyes and skin rash. Mold can trigger asthma episodes and may even induce a condition called hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

So you need to be aware of where water may be going where it shouldn?t be. The first place to look is outside, and make sure that none of your gutters or downpipes are blocked or leaking. If they are, chances are the water, instead of being dispersed away from the house, is in fact sliding down the side of the house and causing rot and mold. The best plan is to make a regular inspection of your guttering to make sure that it isn?t blocked or needing a clean. This will not only keep the water being taken away from your precious house, but it will increase the long life of your gutters.

The second place to look outside is an irrigation system, particularly if it is a sprinkler system. This may be located too near to the house and the water may be leaking down the side of the house where it can gather and mold can grow.

Inside, make sure that you wipe away the condensation from windows and mirrors. Every bit of water has to go somewhere, and if it isn?t going down a drain, it?s going to accumulate somewhere you can?t see and create a problem.

Have a particularly close look around the bathroom and check that water isn?t leaking out of the shower or the bath. If you continue to allow those little pools of water to gather, they will find a way of leaking under fixtures or the floor and help mold to grow. Another good place to look for leaks is around and underneath appliances such as the dishwasher and the clothes washing machine. Because these are heavy, you may not move them very often to clean, and if water is leaking, there?s a chance that mold could grow unseen around them.

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