“Mold is found both indoors and outdoors. Mold can enter your home through open doorways, windows, vents, and heating and air conditioning systems. Mold in the air outside can also attach itself to clothing, shoes, and pets can and be carried indoors. When mold spores drop on places where there is excessive moisture, such as where leakage may have occurred in roofs, pipes, walls, plant pots, or where there has been flooding, they will grow. Many building materials provide suitable nutrients that encourage mold to grow. Wet cellulose materials, including paper and paper products, cardboard, ceiling tiles, wood, and wood products, are particularly conducive for the growth of some molds. Other materials such as dust, paints, wallpaper, insulation materials, drywall, carpet, fabric, and upholstery, commonly support mold growth. (source: https://www.cdc.gov/mold/faqs.htm)“

All that mold needs in order to start growing in your home are these three things:

#1 The right temperature. Usually, this is a warmer environment, for example your bathroom.

#2 The right moisture. The moister the environment, the more likely you’re going to see mold develop. But even this won’t allow mold to develop without the third element…

#3 A source of food. Mold will feast on just about anything. From wood to drywall, from attic insulation to gunk on shower walls — and so many other surfaces — mold will start eating and multiplying anywhere it’s given the opportunity.

Here are some ways you can control mold growth:

Controlling humidity levels;

Promptly fixing leaky roofs, windows, and pipes;

Thoroughly cleaning and drying after flooding;

Ventilating shower, laundry, and cooking areas.

Here at Clean Ducts Orlando, we’ve helped families like yours to rid their homes of the threat of mold. Give us a call and let us take care of your home.