Every Fact About Mold Removal

Basically four items are needed for mold growth – water, food, ideal temperature and air.

Different mold might need different quantities of these four eg. Some mold require more water to survive and grow than others.

Planet Earth readily supplies air to support living organisms, so that condition for mold to grow is always present. However, if mold spores settle on dry surface, it cannot grow due to the absence of water.

Most of the places inside our homes are dry, thus not providing ideal situations for mold to grow. Nevertheless, other parts of our homes may turn out to be ideal places for mold to flourish. These places are usually damp and wet, located in basements and toilets, probably resulting from piping leaks or floods.

If mold finds air and moisture, but no food, it can’t grow either. Mold feeds on dead organic matter. However, mold is good at getting food in our homes by having microscopic threads to absorb nutrients.

Hence, we can find mold on :

• Fabric
• Paper
• Cardboard
• Ceramic tiles (containing particles of food and dust on its surface)
• Paint
• Drywall
• Fiberglass insulation (dust-covered)
• Wood framing
• Floors

So, we don’t only hate mold for being unsightly; mold can cause structural damage to our homes. We may have to fork out tons of money to repair our homes overgrown with molds. Not only that, we also may have to pay dearly for the damage it does to our health.

“Terribly ugly!” I said to my wife.

No. I was not referring to her. I was talking about our apartment which we had owned, and had lived in for the past ten years. We loved the environment here in this suburb, just 20 minutes’ drive from downtown Kuala Lumpur. The air was fresh, with a beautiful forest reserve located not five minutes away from our home.

But the apartment is an eyesore now. Hollywood can come in to make ghost movies, no special effects needed.

Check this out yourself.

Very unsightly, huh? I don’t plan on shifting. So what do I do now?

Oh, yes. I can talk to the Apartment Maintenance Officer. But before that, I am also curious about this thing called Mold, which has taken the bliss out of my life.

I know mold is everywhere, not just on apartment walls. As I look up resources in the libraries and internet, I come to see it in a different light. Still dislike it though, but I don’t hate it as much as before.

Let me share my findings with you. Perhaps you would like to share yours too. I welcome it.