i have tried everything. Bleach, vinegar, tea tree oil, all different kinds of combinations! the mold cleans up, but it always comes back. How do u get rid of it for good!
2007-06-21 12:27:28 · 16 answers · asked by nerdy! 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
it is in all the windows, all the way around the pane, but especially at the bottom and also on the drywall which is painted. Also I pulled back the carpet by the shower and it's all over the wood. A very porous surface.
2007-06-21 12:38:18 · update #1
There is tooo much humidity in the air... buy a de-humidifier. Clorox bleach wipes seem to work really well.
2007-06-26 07:07:31 · answer #1 · answered by MsCrtr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mold is not good. Definitly get the mold "spores out of there" and also, clean all the floors and walls. You might have to do a few patch tests in order to make sure there is no molds lurking behind the drywall etc...
We just moved out of a house we rented for six months it i was awful. The smell was so bad we found mold in our crawl space and in the winter it was coming through our heat vents. The landlord got rid of it, visibly. but the smell never went away. My baby and i were the ones home all the time and we were the ones whom were sick all the time. Antibiotics four times in six months. We finally got out of our lease and moved, the smell lingered with me for a month, i swear that is all i could smell and finally it has now been three months and i don't smell that mold smell anymore. We havent been sick and our health is back to good. I would advise you to get rid of the mold asap...
No matter what we did, washed our cement floors, the room where mold was non visible but the smell was, the smell never did go away. We used all kinds javex and baking soda to get rid of it, but didnt' work.
We also used a dehumidifier and that did not help. Landlord kept saying to use it so we did and the water build up was very minimal... I would give the javex cleaning and dehumidifier a try and hope it all works out for you, good luck.
I forgot to mention i had the health board come in and she said soap and water also gets rid of it too. She specializes in molds and such. We tried everything..
Around the windows it kept coming back too. I always wiped them too.
You might need it professionally looked at, it could be behind the drywall or wood...
good luck
2007-06-21 14:51:44 · answer #2 · answered by Shyly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but it sounds like you are only getting rid of the visible mold. Sounds like it may be growing behind the wood, wall, and under window frame. That is a big job. Usually bleach will kill it, but you gotta be able to get at it.
2007-06-25 15:57:15 · answer #3 · answered by tacmedwarrior 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where is the mold? Is it in the bathroom? Kitchen? If its' in the bathroom you need an exhaust fan to get the moisture out or leave the bathroom door/window open when you shower. Or the mold will just keep coming back and how often does it come back..Within days? Weeks?..... If you keep your space clean it shouldn't come back.. but you need more info
2007-06-21 12:31:59 · answer #4 · answered by pebblespro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A little misunderstanding on your part. Mold is not like a tree. You kill a tree, it stays dead. Other trees might spring up in the same area, but, your tree is still dead. The same thing happens with mold. It will only stay dead when you get rid of the moisture that allows it to live.
2007-06-21 12:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You never get rid of it. It is always there in the air waiting for a little moisture.
The dryer you keep things the less mold you will have.
Bleach will work if mold gets out of hand.
2007-06-26 16:25:14 · answer #6 · answered by Floyd B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mix 1/4 part bleach to 3/4 part water, shake gently in spray bottle, spray directly on mold and let sit. Clorox Cleanup works well also
2007-06-27 09:35:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually you would replace what ever mold grows on -such as sheet-rock- however you can use bleach (needs to be 50/50 with water) then use an oil base stain blocker like KILZ.
you need to know that if mold grows on the outside it is also growing on the inside and it will spread.
2007-06-21 12:32:46 · answer #8 · answered by James B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BE CAREFUL SOME KINDS OF MOLD HAVE ASBOSTES IN THEM. YOU DO NEED TO GET A PROFESSIONAL TO HELP YOU ON THIS ONE. THEY ARE EXPENSIVE, BUT YOUR HEALTH IS MORE IMPORTANT.
IN THE DRYWALL, UNDER CARPET, ETC
BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT...
ENDED UP MOVING OUT....
GOOD LUCK!
2007-06-27 18:37:39 · answer #9 · answered by robnclaw2854 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have to keep cleaning try Clorox clean up with bleach. It cleans without all of the work. Try to keep the area water free also.
2007-06-26 10:12:20 · answer #10 · answered by RJD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋