Mold Damage Prevention Tips as Summer Comes to a Close in Denver

8/24/2017 (Permalink)

Mold Remediation in Denver Needs Professional Services for Cleanup and Disinfecting. Try SERVPRO

Denver Homes Grapple with Mold and Call on SERVPRO for Remediation

School is soon to begin for another year, while new activities and school sports replace summertime fun. While homeowners in Denver put things away until the Spring, there are a few things to keep in mind, so the extended time in storage poses little risk.
 
Denver families can minimize the possibility of mold damage happening to their belongings. These organisms are interesting to learn about, and knowing the facts can be helpful in preventing microbial growth.
 
Mold is everywhere. Microbes live everywhere in your home. The most common location to find them is on a shaded windowsill. This shows that while they are everywhere, they also travel from the outdoors to the inside of your home rather easily, even without any help other than a gentle breeze.
 
All organism need water to live. If plants drank water as fungi do, the most forgetful person would never kill a plant. Mold can get adequate water intake from elevated moisture in the surrounding air and nearby surfaces that collect condensation. Continual sources of water help mold colonies to flourish.
 
Natural sunlight is better at killing mold than bleach. Sunlight disrupts the chemical processes mold must carry out to survive. When exposed to sunlight, mold slowly dies off. Bleach bottles contain much higher concentrations of water than bleach. Bleach molecules are too large to penetrate into the same materials that the hyphae or roots of the mold grow into for anchorage. Placing items outside on a sunny day is more effective than using bleach as an antimicrobial cleaning agent. SERVPRO strongly recommends never to use bleach to exterminate mold.
 
When packing things up, use plastic containers instead of cardboard boxes and only fill them with items that have been cleaned and then allowed to dry out completely. If plastic boxes are unavailable, use sturdy plastic bags and secure them tightly before placing them inside cartons. Items that have suspicious stains should air out in the sunlight, if possible, and then packed separately from other items.
 
SERVPRO trains our technicians in IICRC methods, including how to restore your home through remediation. Knowing the normal ranges for mold activity helps us determine where your home's mold spores and colony population rest, and which methods are most appropriate for your situation.
 
Our Applied Microbial Remediation Technicians (AMRT) can discuss your specific mold situation with you. Assuring you that your home remains protected from mold damage is much easier, and also much less expensive, intrusive, and time-consuming, then restoration through remediation at a later time.
 
You can contact SERVPRO of West Littleton / Sheridan at (303) 593-1374 for any concerns about mold damage in your home. We are always ready to answer when you call, regardless of the hour or day of the week.

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