How do you stop mold?

If it's just surface mold, all you have to do is spray a bleach/water mixture. If it's inside the wall, it's a huge PITA job.

Signed,
The Mold Queen

Tilex. Regularly. Once a week to keep it away.


That'll be 10 bucks, please.

Bleach is the only cure / prevention that I'm familiar with. That and making sure the damaged area was dried THOROUGHLY. Also if you have to paint any areas, that Kilz primer does a great job.

maestrowork said:

I had some water damage earlier this season and am worried if there's mold. How do you treat your bathroom or basement? Someone told me to use bleach, baking soda and Fabreeze... True? False? Any other suggestions?

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Sometimes, mold just wont go away. No matter how much you clean, how much you dry your walls, how much ventilation, it just wont go away.

I had a very VERY very bad case once in an old apartment and let me tell you, they re-stucko'd and re-painted, and it always came back.

Move?

I've heard of spraying with bleach and water. That's what I did when I had mould around my windows. It came back, but I just sprayed and wiped again. It went away when I replaced the wood windows with vinyl ones.

Did I mention Tilex, once a week.


Nough said.


Dorks.

maestrowork said:

How can you tell if it's inside the wall? Are there any specialists who would take a look?

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Yes, there will be many in the phone book. They bore a small hole in the wall where there is visible mold and take a look. It can be a small or a HUGE job (I've had both).

Good ventilation, if possible a fan to keep the air moving helps to keep the area dried out.

maestrowork said:

How can you tell if it's inside the wall? Are there any specialists who would take a look?

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Ray, get a wife.

(Ducks the barrage.....)

No, seriously, your best answers have all come from women and most of us have served in the WIFE corps at some point in our lives.


Muse? Well....Muse is just gosh darned precocious.

Jaycinth said:

Ray, get a wife.

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Hey, I need a wife!

Vinegar and water solution.
Bleach kills the mold, but will also ruin or eat through anything sprayed with it if not wiped down carefully.
Vinegar can be sprayed on the areas and left to sit/air dry, safely.
I am an all natural cleaning products type of woman, having many pets.
I had a case of mold in a house I rented out, due to sweating pipes.
Before I knew it was the pipes I used the "recipes" found here.
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/three-ways-to-kill-mold-naturally.html

i have no idea how to stop a mod.

Jaycinth said:

Muse? Well....Muse is just gosh darned precocious.

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You've read the Hell to the Yes thread, have you?

I highly recommend explosives. That'll solve yer problem.

WendyNYC said:

Hey, I need a wife!

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Me too. Wifes are the bomb.

cray said:

i have no idea how to stop a mod.

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pssst, cray, come here. I have to tell you a secret. There. Is. No. Stopping. A. Mod.


You didn't hear it from me.

maestrowork said:

Accepting applications. Must be built well: good rack, nice solid base, smooth surface, highly functional and motivated, headache ratio = 0, polished on the outside, dirty on the inside, never breaks down or trips wires, and must know how to use Tilex once a week.

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sounds like delarege is your man! give him a jingle.

RayRay said:

How do you stop mold?

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With a UN security council resolution.

1:4 ratio of bleach and water in a spray bottle. Or sponge it on. I don't know if you are renting or not, but if you suspect it is in the walls, call your landlord to take a look at it. If you are a home owner, you may want to cut out a piece of the drywall and take a look. (shut off electricity in case there is an electrical line going through that area) If it is still damp, aim a fan at it for a day. If there is mold, try to treat it yourself. (If insurance catches wind that there might be mold in your house, they will squeeze your wallet dry, or stop coverage.)
Good luck!

You can't stop mold. You can only hope to contain him.

I'm backing up Sunkissed here - white vinegar.

cray said:

i have no idea how to stop a mod.

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That's what I was gonna say!

Joe270 said:

I highly recommend explosives. That'll solve yer problem.

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And it'll be a whole lot more fun than the whole wiping-down-the-wall thing.