I have an older home and unfortunatly the basement was flooded. It has since had a mold problem which allows spores to get into the A/C ventalation system.
2007-07-29 10:54:56 · 2 answers · asked by Keith 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
People are going to tell you to use bleach but this is not the way to do it because bleach does not kill mold. It's a common misconception but the fact is that the bleach part of a bleach solution cannot penetrate a surface because of the chemical nature of the bleach; what does penetrate the surface is the 95% of the solution that is water, and water is what the mold wants to grow. So by using bleach you are actually giving the mold what it wants, which is water. True, the bleach MAY kill the mold plant which is above the surface, but it probably will NOT kill the spores, and it definitely will not kill the roots of the mold plant that are under the surface. Bleach is not the thing to use on mold, even though almost every answer you will get on here will say to use bleach, it is just plain wrong.
Vinegar will kill 80% of all mold types. Saturate the area with vinegar. If you want to get all of the mold, use tea tree oil, which will kill ALL mold, including toenail fungus, if you happen to have that. Tea tree oil can be diluted with water to about a 25% solution, and then sprayed on.
Don't even think about using bleach.
2007-07-29 11:03:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
treat the contaminated area with a solution of 10 percent clorox to 1 percent water. allow the area to dry and seal it with a quality sealer.
2007-07-29 20:30:24 · answer #2 · answered by mxracer14b2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋