Do You Actually Need Professional Mold Help? How to Tell The short version: You can handle small surface mold yourself, like a patch smaller than a square foot on tile or glass. You need professional help when mold covers a large area, grows in porous materials like drywall or wood, keeps coming back, is in…
Found Mold and Not Sure What to Do? Start Here The short version: If you just found mold, take a breath. It’s common, and it’s fixable. Don’t scrub it, spray it, or try to clean it up in a hurry, because disturbing mold spreads its spores around your home. Stop any obvious water or leak…
Quick Question: Can You Remediate Mold Yourself? Short answer: sometimes, but only for small jobs. A little surface mold on a hard, nonporous surface like tile or glass is usually fine to clean yourself. Anything bigger than about a square foot, anything on porous material like drywall or wood, or anything tied to a water…
Why Ann Arbor Homes Are Prone to Mold The short version: Ann Arbor homes get mold for a few reasons that stack up. Our Great Lakes climate keeps the air humid. A lot of homes here are older, with basements and less ventilation. And mold only needs three things to grow. Moisture above 50% relative…
What Happens During a Mold Inspection? (Step by Step) The short version: A mold inspection is simpler and less invasive than most people expect. We talk through what you’re noticing, look over your home inside and out including the spots you can’t easily see, use moisture meters to find dampness behind surfaces, and trace the…
What Kills Mold Permanently? Short answer: no spray or cleaner kills mold permanently on its own. Mold stays gone for good only when you do two things. Remove it at the root, and fix the moisture that let it grow. Skip the moisture part and it always comes back. This trips a lot of people…
Bleach vs. Dry Ice Blasting: What Actually Gets Rid of Mold? The short version: Bleach can make mold look gone, but on most surfaces it doesn’t actually remove it. On porous materials like wood and drywall, bleach lightens the color so the mold looks handled, while the roots underneath stay alive. It also doesn’t fix…
Can You Remediate Mold Yourself? Short answer: sometimes, but only for small jobs. A little surface mold on a hard, nonporous surface like tile or glass is usually fine to clean yourself. Anything bigger than about a square foot, anything on porous material like drywall or wood, or anything tied to a water problem is…
What Plant Removes 78% of Airborne Mold? Short answer: English ivy. A study presented to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology found that English ivy removed about 78% of airborne mold in a sealed container over 12 hours. It’s a real finding, and English ivy is a nice plant to have. But here’s…
What Is CIRS? When Mold Makes You Sick The short version: CIRS stands for Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome. It’s what some people develop after being exposed to mold and other biotoxins, often from a water-damaged building. Their immune system reacts and then stays switched on, which causes a wide range of symptoms that are easy…