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…
Why Mold-Sensitive and Immunocompromised Households Need a Chemical-Free Approach The short version: For people with mold allergies, asthma, a weakened immune system, chemical sensitivities, CIRS-Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, mold is more than a nuisance. It can be a real health risk. But the harsh chemicals many companies use to remove mold are a health risk…
Mold Remediation vs. Mold Treatment: Why the Difference Matters The short version: “Treatment” and “remediation” get used like they mean the same thing. They don’t. Treatment usually means spraying or fogging a chemical on the mold you can see. It’s quick, it’s cheaper, and it doesn’t last, because it ignores the moisture that caused the…
The short version: Mold remediation isn’t one spray or a single cleaning. It’s a process. We find the mold and the moisture that’s feeding it. We seal off the area, clean the air, and remove the mold at the root with chemical-free dry ice blasting. Then we dry everything out and test again to make…