If you prevent mold from growing in your home, you will save a lot of money and get the resale value of your home.
To prevent mold from growing in your home, do the following:
• Look for damp places: check basements, cabinets, window sills, ceilings, and sinks, tubs, and pipes.
• Repair wet areas immediately : Repair water leaks as soon as you notice them. Clean immediately after a flood.
• Keep your home well ventilated: Open the windows in dry weather or use fans if necessary and switch on the extractor hoods in the kitchen and bathroom when cooking or showering. Let the fan run for a few minutes after finishing. Make sure your dryers, ovens, kitchen and bathroom fans are ventilated outdoors.
• bathtubs and sinks seal: Make sure that the seal is waterproof to prevent water from entering the walls.
• Dispose of the mess in the basement: cardboard boxes and old clothes are great places for mold.
• Reduce humidity: keep humidity low, about 50% in summer and 30% in cold climates. If necessary, use a dehumidifier or air conditioning to reduce the humidity.
• Clean frequently : Regularly clean and disinfect everything that contains water, such as humidifiers, dehumidifiers and air conditioning systems.
If you find mold (more than one square meter) and it comes back after repeated cleaning or if a family member has asthma or other breathing problems due to mold, you should ask a specialist to clean it. Remember that mold is common. The result of a big problem, such as: B. a leak at the base or a large flood that a person skilled in the art may need to solve the problem.
For more information, go to canada.ca/home-sante
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