02/11/2020
If you've had serious water damage in your home, you may know the smell of mold. Mold and its spores are toxic.
There are hundreds of different species of mold, some are highly toxic. Are you worried you may have mold in your home, but not quite sure? Here are 4 red flags you should be looking for:
1. A recent water issue
Mold needs four things to grow — food (starch or sugar), a temperature between 41 and 104 degrees, oxygen, and moisture. Mold in a home may be due to a leaky roof or a flooded basement. If there has been a water issue in your home, that may have been the final ingredient that mold needed to start growing.
2. Visible dampness or damage
Red flags can include warped surfaces, peeling paint, stains/discoloration on the walls, floor, or ceiling in your basement, attic, or any room in your home.
3. That smell
MUSTY! Mold may not be visible. It could be behind a wall or above ceiling panels. And, while it may be hard to describe, most of us know that musty mold smell.
4. Allergy symptoms
Coughing, sore throat, watery eyes, sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, difficulty breathing, and other hay fever like symptoms may all be the result of breathing in toxic mold spores. If unchecked by a doctor or allergist, mold can lead to both skin and lung infections.
Contact a Professional
Mold is a serious problem that may result in real medical problems. If you come across what you believe to be mold — don’t touch it. Contact us directly at (704) 995-9357
