Just How Bad Is Home Mold
The question most of us want answered," Is Just How Bad
Is Home Mold?" I see the word toxic mold on the Internet and often
wonder what it's referring to, is the word toxic mold, the same as toxic
waste, like from a nuclear waste plant. If I touch the mold, is it going
to start eating away the skin off of my body?
Toxic mold, creates health problems, I have never heard of anyone dying
from black mold but it does cause sickness and problems with breathing.
There have been plenty of studies, over the years, that explain the
problems with home mold. I have been reading these reports for quite
some time, as well a house working with mold, whether I'm remodeling a
house or doing repairs on it.
When I'm tearing apart a wall that has mold or mildew or even a fungus
growing on it, I don't suit up in a large white plastic outfit, I don't
put rubber gloves on, I don't have a box, with a vacuum in it with a
flashing siren on top of it, around me, I don't contact a local mold
removal company, I simply tear the wall apart and throw it in the trash.
While working on homes before mold was a big deal, I would even work,
tearing into these walls with mold and mildew on them and would rarely
wash my hands before I ate lunch. I'm still in pretty good shape and
just maybe, this mold helped my body develop the right anti-bodies or
what ever I needed to protect myself in the future.
I'm not suggesting that you start eating mold are practicing poor
hygiene, but what I am suggesting, is that we don't panic when you see a
little mold growing in our bathroom. Simply clean it up and if it
becomes a problem, or can't be cleaned up, contact a local contractor
for their opinion.
The bottom line is, mold is a very important part in nature. It's part
of nature's clean up and is very helpful in keeping this planet livable.
The next time you see mold growing, don't treat it like toxic waste and
runaway from the screaming and yelling. Mold is our friend but should be
kept away from our homes. In nature mold works pretty good and can help
disintegrate a large tree in a few years, we don't want it tearing apart
our homes.
Mold is usually caused from moisture and if you have an occurring
problem with mold, it's probably moisture related. Maybe there is a
water leak or moisture build up that is creating the problem.