What You Need to Know about Mold when Buying or Selling a House

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MOLD WHEN BUYING OR SELLING A HOUSE WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MOLD MOLD IS A TYPE OF FUNGI THAT FEEDS ON ORGANIC MATERIAL & SPREADS ACROSS WARM AND HUMID SURFACES COMMON PLACES FOR MOLD: BASEMENTS BATHROOMS KITCHENS LAUNDRY ROOMS MOLD SPORES WATER MOLD APPEARS GREEN, BLACK, on BLUE SPREAD THROUGH WHEN VISIBLE AIR WHAT TYPE OF DAMAGE CAN MOLD CAUSE WHEN MOLD REACHES PROBLEMATIC LEVELS IT CAN DAMAGE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF YOUR HOME, DAMAGE YOUR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND PRESENT AN OVERALL UNHEALTHY APPEARANCE FOR YOUR HOME. COMMON PLACES YOU SEE MOLD: CARPET CEILING CLOTHES DRY-WALL DUCTS FABRICS FURNITURE PANELING RUGS WALLPAPER HEALTH EYE ASTHMA ATTACK FEVER HEADACHES COUGHING IRRATION SYMPTOMS CAN SHORTNESS SKIN ISSUES SKIN IRRITATIONS SNEEZING FITS RASHES OF BREATH INCLUDE WAYS TO PREVENT OR REDUCE MOLD USE AN AIR CONDITIONER, DEHUMIDIFIER, OR FANS WHEN NECESSARY. THE MOISTURE LEVEL CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE DAY SO YOU WILL NEED TO MEASURE THE LEVELS MORE THAN ONCE A DAY. REDUCE MOISTURE 60% THE MOISTURE LEVEL SHOULD BE NO HIGHER THAN REDUCE WATER MAYBE THERE ARE LEAKS IN YOUR PLUMBING ROOF OR WALLS. IF YOU STUMBLE LEAKS IF MOLD WAS NOTA REOCCURRING PROBLEM AND ONLY SHOWED UP RECENTLY, ON LEAKS, FIX THEM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE PROBLEM AGGRAVATES. CONDENSATION OCCURS WHEN EVAPORATED AIR COOLS DOWN AND TURNS INTO LIQUID. ONE WAY TO REDUCE CONDENSATION IS BY TIOO KEEPING THE ROOMS WARM. ANOTHER WAY IS TO INSULATE SURFACES THAT GET COLD (PIPES, WINDOWS, ETC) REDUCE CONDENS REDUCE HUMIDITY HUMIDITY IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND IS AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, VENTILATION IS A GREAT PREVENTION TACTIC. KEEP THE WINDOWS OPEN DURING THE SUNNY DAYS. START USING YOUR EXHAUST FANS, AIR CONDITIONERS, AND HUMIDIFIER. BRING SUNLIGHT MOLD IS UNABLE TO SURVIVE IN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS, BRING AS MUCH SUNLIGHT AS POSSIBLE INTO YOUR HOUSE, WHILE KEEPING THE HUMIDITY AT LOW LEVELS. USE COMMON SENSE COMPLETELY DRY ALL CARPETS, CLOTHING, AND UPHOLSTERY, IF ITEMS SUCH AS BOOKS OR WOOD GET WET, ENSURE THEY ARE WIPED DOWN AND DRIED AS WELL WHEN STORING YOUR BELONGINGS, ENSURE THERE IS NO VISIBLE MOLD BEFORE BOXING YOUR VALUABLES UP. TESTING FOR MOLD THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO GOVERNMENT MOLD STANDARDS SO HIRING SOMEONE TO DETERMINE IF YOUR PROPERTY LEVELS ARE IN AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE IS A WASTE OF TIME AND RESOURCES. MOLD COMPLIANT OR IF MOLD IF A MOLD INFESTATION IS SEVERE AND BOTH REMEDIATION AND CLEANUP HAVE OCCURRED, THERE MAY BE LIMITED INSTANCES WHERE YOU MAY WANT TO HIRE A QUALIFIED PROFFESSIONAL TO ENSURE THE CLEANUP WAS COMPLETE HOW TO GET RID OF MOLD REMOVING MOLD IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE WHAT YOU WILL NEED: CLEANING SOFT SCRUBBING BRUSH PROTECTIVE EYE & SKIN WEAR VENTILATION PRODUCT OR CLEAN AIR YOU CAN PREPARE YOUR OWN ECO-FRIENDLY SOLUTION THREE PART VINEGAR: ONE PART WATER BLEACH WILL ONLY WORK ON NON-POROUS MATERIALS LIKE BATHTUBS, COUNTER-TOPS, GLASS, ETC. BLEACH IS UNABLE TO PENETRATE POROUS MATERIALS LIKE DRYWALL, WOOD, ETC. CLEAN SUSPECTED MOLD WITH APPROPRIATE CLEANER HOW TO PREVENT MOLD PROPER AIR CIRCULATION KEEPING DARK AREAS DRY PAINTING OVER MOLD WITH MOLD- IN SEVERE CASES HIRE A PROFESSIONAL PROOF PAINT www.SELLINGWARNERROBINS.cOM COLDWELL BANKER O (478) 960-8055 (C) / (478) 953-8595 x227 (0) SSK, REALTORS' www.COLDWELLBANKERSSK.COM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MOLD VISIT: Environmental Protection Agency- http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldguide.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- http://www.cdc.gov/MOLD/ http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/indoor_air.htm Source: http://sellingwarnerrobins.com/2014/11/what-you-need-to-know-about-mold-when-buying-or-selling-a-house