Definitive Signs of Mold In Your Home

7/16/2018 (Permalink)

Discovering mold in your home can be incredibly stressful. Once mold has began growing, it can spread aggressively. Because mold grows so quickly, you need to be incredibly observant of what’s happening in your home to address an issue right away. If mold is growing in your home, it can also have highly negative health effects.

Some telling signs that you may need mold removal services include the following:

• If you smell a wet or unpleasant odor in your home, it may be attributed to mold.
• Moisture is the contributing factor to making an environment more conducive to mold growth. High levels of humidity in your home is likely causing mold to grow somewhere– possibly the attic, the basement, or anywhere that water may be leaking.
• Mold removal may be necessary if your family is experiencing allergy symptoms.
• Actually seeing mold growth is always a telling sign that you need mold remediation services; however, it may be hard to spot sometimes, so it’s important to know what your looking for.
• If your home has recently had flooding caused by a broken pipe, appliance, or excessive rain, there is a chance of mold growth. This is especially true if you did not have professional services come to clean up the flooding.

Pay closse attention so that you’ll notice these telling signs of mold growth as early as possible. This will help you to avoid serious mold issues.

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