How To Break Mold's Grip On Your Home

by | Oct 16, 2012 | 3, 4, Articles

<h2 style="margin: 10pt 0in 0pt"><font size="3" color="#990000">How To Break Mold’s Grip On Your Home</font></h2><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: ‘Verdana’,’sans-serif’; letter-spacing: 1pt">(HIT)-Your walls may be alive, but not with music. Mold spores growing in your home can cause allergic reactions in you, your pets and your kids. Fortunately, it can be easy to banish mold from your house.</span></p><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: ‘Verdana’,’sans-serif’; letter-spacing: 1pt"><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">The issue of mold continues to be an important topic to builders, homeowners and governmental agencies alike. Lately, it has reached an even higher level of awareness, as plans are made for rebuilding the Gulf Coast. Unfortunately, there is much confusion concerning mold, as well as effective solutions for preventing it.</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> </p><div style="text-align: center"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="425" height="282"><param name="movie" value="../images/banners/3a.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="wmode" value="" /><embed src="../images/banners/3a.swf" wmode="" quality="high" menu="false" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="282"></embed></object></div>  <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Experts say the best way to avoid mold in your home is to control moisture. This often means running air conditioners or a dehumidifier during warm weather when humidity is highest. Here are some more things you can do to avoid mold in your home:</p>  <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt ‘Times New Roman’">      </span></span></span><span></span>Keep kitchen and bathroom windows open, or use exhaust fans to move moisture outside.</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt ‘Times New Roman’">      </span></span></span><span></span>Make sure your clothes dryer is vented to the outdoors.</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt ‘Times New Roman’">      </span></span></span><span></span>Dehumidify your basement—the floor and walls can be a source of moisture buildup.</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt ‘Times New Roman’">      </span></span></span><span></span>Similarly, be sure the attic is ventilated.</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt ‘Times New Roman’">      </span></span></span><span></span>Reduce the potential for condensation on cold surfaces by adding insulation around windows, piping, exterior walls, roofing and floors.</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt ‘Times New Roman’">      </span></span></span><span></span>Act quickly if your basement or crawl space floods, both in terms of cleaning up and preventing future flooding.</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt ‘Times New Roman’">      </span></span></span><span></span>Mold-resistant materials play an important role in minimizing mold growth.<span>  </span>However, unless mold-resistant products are installed in homes and buildings that are designed, built and maintained properly, they offer little protection against mold.</p>  <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">To help fight mold, the Responsible Solutions to Mold Coalition (RSMC) was launched recently through a grant by USG Corporation, a leading building products manufacturer.<span>  </span>RSMC is an industrywide coalition formed to communicate accurate information to both the construction industry and homeowners about how to control moisture, and thereby control mold, in commercial and residential construction.</p>  <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: ‘Verdana’,’sans-serif’; letter-spacing: 1pt">For additional tips on eliminating mold from your home, visit the RSMC Web site at <a href="http://www.responsiblemoldsolutions.org/">www.responsiblemoldsolutions.org</a> .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: ‘Verdana’,’sans-serif’; letter-spacing: 1pt"><div style="text-align: center"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="425" height="282"><param name="movie" value="../images/banners/3b.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="wmode" value="" /><embed src="../images/banners/3b.swf" wmode="" quality="high" menu="false" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="282"></embed></object></div></span></p></span>