Every Fact About Mold Removal

So how many types of mold invade our homes? More than 130 types. Here are some of the most common ones :

a) Cladosporium
This mold is very common and can appear in shades of grey, green, brown or black. Generally causes allergic reactions, it grows on walls, dust, wood and insulation.

b) Stachybotrys
Toxin-creating mold that always look black on surfaces. Bad for health. Needs a wet area to grow.

c) Ulocladium
Grows in damp areas, usually appears black or grey. You may spot them on windows and other dusty areas.

d) Alternaria
Under a microscope it may look like Ulocladium – black or grey. Can cause some allergic reactions. Found on walls, windows, dusty places, and on plants.

e) Acremonium
Appearing whitish, grayish or brownish. Mostly seen on insulations and drywalls.

f) Penicillium
Famous for giving us the life-saving antibiotic, this mold can also be hazardous. Often appear white, blue or green, it can be found on cheese and fruit. You also see them in the walls and the insulations.

g) Aspergillus
Another common mold. Some of them toxic, and can cause infection to those weak in their immune system. Appear in colors of brown, grey, green, yellow or even black or white. Grows on walls, insulation, clothing, soil and papers.

(Photos credit to mycology.adelaide.edu.au)

In nature, mold growing is a normal thing to occur. But it is abnormal for mold to grow in our homes.

Now how does that happen?

Spores are the reason why mold can multiply. Spores, produced by mold, create mold allergy and other sicknesses connected to mold exposure. Mold itself cannot cause that.

When spores are released into the air and land on a surface that can provide water, air and food, mold reproduces and grow.

And that’s exactly what happened to our homes. An abundance of spores simply drift in through open doors and windows, pushed by the winds. By the way, we also bring indoors spores that settle on our clothes and shoes.

Mold spores constantly find their way into our homes but we can halt its growth by making sure the conditions it needs to germinate are absent.

It is cheaper to prevent mold growth than to remove mold that has already grown in our homes.