Finding mold in your home can be alarming and quite disturbing to your environmental peace of mind! Professional and proper mold removal is our specialty here at Healthy Homes.
Let’s start with the basics. Mold is a type of fungus that grows by reproducing spores which travel by air. Most molds are naturally occurring in the environment, like the mold that grows on cheese or bread that’s been sitting around too long.
Some molds and yeasts can cause disease or food spoilage, others play an important role in breaking down or producing of various foods, beverages, antibiotics and enzymes. Not all molds are evil!
But finding mold in your home means making a very important decision about what to do next. The number one thing is to CALL a professional!!! Our team of professionals handle mold in the attic, crawlspace mold, basement mold, shower mold, drywall mold, and much more.
Professional Mold Removal
There are SERIOUS precautions that must be addressed for every mold removal. Mold professionals should inspect the suspect areas, and all adjacent and surrounding areas. In addition, moisture meter readings are a MUST! They should collect and perform independent laboratory testing to determine the type and percentage of molds. After that, they should offer a detailed scope of work for remediation with specific protocols for isolating the work areas and protecting your health…Just like we do here at Healthy Homes!
To begin the mold removal, there must be a proper HEPA negative air filtration containment setup so that the mold does not spread to the rest of your house and risk regrowth. Most “Handymen” or “DIY Mold Removal” kits will NOT provide sufficient protection for this! Bleach WILL NOT work to remove mold, it will only make it worse!
Symptoms of Mold Exposure
Most all people have an allergy to mold which is why we have an icky feeling about the stinky gunk. Some people are so sensitive that walking into a moldy environment will immediately onset symptoms of headache, eye, ear, nose and throat irritation, nauseousness, and even much more serious complications.
If you notice ANY symptoms of mold exposure such as runny or blocked nose, recurring or persistent flu/cold-like symptoms, memory loss, shortness of breath, nausea, or any other unexplained symptoms, DO NOT wait!!! Contact Healthy Homes today and mention this article for a free consultation and home mold testing with Dr. Riegel, the leading mold expert and environmental physician in Michigan who pioneered the mold business in 1990.
With 33 years of experience, you can feel confident that Dr. Riegel and Healthy Homes will go above and beyond for all your home remediation needs. Dr. Riegel is also an environmental and medical consultant, and lectures to pulmonary fellows who are becoming doctors.
