Steps on How to Get Rid of Mold
So now that you have established that you do have mold in your home, let’s touch on some of the basic methods of how to clean and control mold in your home. Let’s start in one of the most common places that you will find mold and mildew in your home, this is your bathroom. As mentioned before, one of the best environmentally safe items that you can use to get rid of mold is vinegar.
What you will want to do is, spray vinegar in all the places where you see mold growing, or places you think mold could grow easily. Some of these places that you should spray vinegar and include underneath your faucets, around your shower curtains, on your shower curtains, the grout of your floor if you have tile, where your bath tub meets your floor, and any areas that may remain wet for extended periods of time. If you want to keep the mold from coming back, it is a good idea to mop the bathroom floor with vinegar as often as possible.
Now that you’re done with treating your bathroom for mold, let’s move into another part of the house that is easily infested with mold. I’m referring to your kitchen. Your kitchen is the perfect place for mold to grow because of the dark spaces provided in cupboards, and the fact that your countertops may remain wet, along with the toe kicks of your cabinets getting wet from your sink water. Anything that might remain moist, or damp in your kitchen such as a dish drying board, it is a wise idea to spray daily with vinegar. It is also wise to spray anything in your kitchen comes into contact often with food such as a cutting board.
So how about the rest of your home and mold. You can help get rid of mold in your home, simply by running your air-conditioning unit. Your home’s air conditioner will actually reduce the amount of humidity in your home, making it impossible for mold to grow. It is estimated that the relative humidity in your home must be between 65 and 70% for mold to grow. By running your home air conditioner during the warm humid summer months, you will be able to keep your home’s humidity levels between 30 and 50%. These numbers will help keep the amount of mold growth in your home for minimum.
What about if it’s cold outside and yet you still have a high relative humidity level in her home? This is where a dehumidifier will come into play. A dehumidifier will help lower your relative humidity in your home while not producing cold air. Most places do not require a dehumidifier during the winter however some coastal regions may require a dehumidifier to help remove mold and mildew.
Another area of your home which may contain mold without you even realizing it is, your carpet. Removing mold from your carpet poses about the greatest challenge when it comes to getting rid of mold. If you do not want to replace your carpet completely, one of the easiest ways of which you can help remove mold from your home and are carpeting, is to sprinkle your carpet with baking soda on a regular basis. Allow the baking soda to set up for several hours and then vacuum it up.
These are just a few of the basic tips which you can use to help keep your home free of mold and mildew. I will try to touch on some of the soaps and cleaners that can be used along side vinegar to help remove more serious cases of mold and mildew.
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