Mold is one of the most insidious issues your property can develop. Once your home or business develops a problem with mold, it can be extremely difficult to solve. Once the mold is discovered, it is almost impossible to solve without professional remediation. Here are some of the reasons why.
There Are Many Types of Mold
Unless you have a relationship with a lab to determine what type of mold you’ve got and where it has infected, you would have a hard time knowing how to deal with it. First off, the type of mold you have will determine exactly how serious the issue is. A mold remediation professional will take a sample of the mold in your home for analysis to figure out what they are dealing with, and next, they will begin taking samples in areas throughout your home to find out where it has been affected. This allows them to determine where is in need of particular attention and not.
Exposure Can Be Dangerous
Cleaning up mold means getting right up close and personal with it. Cleaning also means disturbing the mold, which will generally cause it to become airborne, meaning it is hard to avoid breathing and coming in contact with it. Unfortunately, mold spores can be extremely toxic, which is why mold remediation professionals wear a considerable amount of safety equipment to prevent breathing or coming in contact with the spores. Plus, they have equipment designed to filter the spores from the air, and they will seal the area where they are working, keeping other parts of the home safe.
Mold Can Easily Spread
Remember when we said disturbing the mold can cause it to become airborne? This can allow the mold to spread to previously unaffected areas across your home. This means that without extreme caution attempting to clean the mold can make the issue even worse! Now it will need to be treated again, potentially in many more places than before. This means wasted money and more hazards to your health.
Home Treatments May Not Solve It
Unfortunately, no matter how hard you scrub and clean, you generally won’t be able to remove mold. The problem is that cleaners sold to consumers, such as the ever-popular bleach, won’t be able to clean deep enough. Mold grows deep into porous materials such as drywall and plaster and can be extremely difficult to remove, and in some cases, material may be unrecoverable. But mold remediation experts have commercial grade cleaners that can get down into porous materials, and when necessary, they can remove highly affected surfaces and replace them after they are done removing all the mold from the premises.
Final Thoughts
There are many reasons that nonprofessionals should avoid trying to remediate mold on their own; however, these are the biggest. Remember that cleaning mold on your own can be dangerous and may not only be ineffective but potentially make the problem worse. Treating mold is best left to remediation professionals.
Contact Us
If your home or business is in need of mold remediation, contact ABH Services Inc. Our mold remediation professionals can safely and permanently treat your mold problem and restore the damage it has caused. So, call us today at (781) 941-2422 and connect with us on Facebook.