Mold-Proofing your home, bathrooms, kitchen, laundry
Why are molds a concern?
Is there a mold problem?
How can you tell if it is mold?
How much mold is growing?
How to clean mold?
Dealing with an ongoing mold problem.
Preventing mold.
Mold-Proofing your home, basement.
Mold-Proofing your home, bathrooms, kitchen, laundry.
Mold-Proofing your house, closets and bedrooms, exterior.
Should I have my house air tested for mold?
The air feels dry, can I humidify?
What advantages do HEPA vacuums provide?
Is vacuuming with a HEPA or externally exhausted vacuum cleaner recommended for serious mold problems only?
Where do you find a HEPA vacuum cleaner?
Laundry areas
- Check that your clothes dryer exhausts to the outside.
- Remove lint every time you use the dryer.
- Don't hang-dry laundry indoors.
- Dry your laundry tub and washing machine after you use them.
Bathrooms
- Check the bathroom fan to make sure it exhausts to the outside.
- Turn the bathroom fan on when you shower. Keep it running for a few minutes after you finish your shower.
- Take short showers.
- Keep surfaces that get wet, such as the walls around the bathtub and shower, clean and dry.
- If there is a carpet in your bathroom, remove it.
- Check for water leaks.
- Keep drains in good shape by removing debris from them.
To clean a drain:
- Pour a handful of baking soda into it.
- Add a cup of vinegar.
- Put the plug in the drain.
- Let the vinegar and baking soda work for about 20 minutes.
- Run fresh water into the drain.
- If the drain is still clogged, use a small plumbing snake.
Kitchen
- If the fan over your stove exhausts outside, use it when you cook.
- Minimize open boiling.
- Keep your drains in good shape. Follow the steps in the Bathrooms section above.
- There's a drip pan at the back of the refrigerator. Pull the refrigerator out to clean the drip pan. At the same time, vacuum dust from the coils at the back of the refrigerator.
- Check under the kitchen sink to make sure there are no leaks.
- Take out the garbage daily to prevent odours and spoiling.
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