2006-06-28 08:57:15 · 6 answers · asked by mickeydoodlebug 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It may not keep it from growing completely but it will sure help out a lot.
If you already have areas with mold wash them well with bleach and paint them with aluminum paint. Aluminum Paint prevents mold growth. It works well in bathrooms too. And yes it is gray like aluminum foil so you will probably want to paint over it. You can get aluminum paint at most hardware stores.
2006-06-28 09:04:11 · answer #1 · answered by rranderson1968 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe. It depends on how damp and size/quality of the humidifier.
You might be better off if you can find out why the basement is damp and try to cut off the water supply.
Sometimes the only thing needed is a fan. Try to set up a cross-ventilation to move out stale, wet air and bring in fresh, dry air.
2006-06-28 09:05:36 · answer #2 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bleach is about the desirable you may do, notwithstanding it would want to no longer paintings. Bleach works desirable even as it may attain each of the spores. So this is great on demanding surfaces, like tile or vinyl. it is also good, for sure, for cleanable issues, the position the bleach can attain all elements. the problem with timber (and with drywall, too) is that this is porous. The water and spores can get in, yet once you stick to the bleach, the bleach may no longer soak in deep sufficient to achieve the spores. yet another complications is that the bleach is going to discolor the timber. As for the drywall, the advice you should get rid of about the decrease foot of that is ideal. What takes position is that the water "depraved" up contained in the drywall. So it soaked no longer in straight forward words those 4 inches, notwithstanding the water became drawn up some extra inches into the drywall. the in straight forward words thanks to effectively deal with it really is to get rid of the drywall, stick to an antimicrobial to the studs and different elements in the back of it, then replace the tained drywall with new, sparkling textile. desire that enables.
2016-11-29 22:17:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you get a really good one that's rated to work down to 40 degrees or so or it might freeze up on you if it's in the basement. A bit more expensive, but well worth it, in my personal experience.
2006-06-28 10:19:58 · answer #4 · answered by parsonsel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
It would help if you cleaned the mold with bleach first then installed the dehumidifier
2006-06-28 09:00:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will help
2006-06-28 09:00:32 · answer #6 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋