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Removing Bathroom Mold – Quick How To

If you have something that looks like mold in your bathroom do not panic, it is fairly common occurrence because you have all of the required ingredients for mold, you may want to think about using natural mold removal. Moisture, high humidity, and mold food are all present in bathrooms.  The moisture and high humidity come from people showering. It is recommended you get a high output bathroom ceiling fan that will vent the moisture and humid air outside and leave this run a half hour after showers.

The two most common mistakes people make with bathroom fans is the vent them wrong or they do not let them run long enough after baths or showers.  Some people vent the fans up into their attic, this just takes a problem and makes it worse as you will have mold in your attic.  You will then have mold growth forming in your attic. The fan needs to be vented outside.  If you do not leave the fan run long enough you are not giving it time to do its job. Most people turn it off when they leave the bathroom. It is recommended to leave it on for no less than a half hour after the shower.

If you do notice mold growth you have to determine the root cause of the moisture, determine if anything needs repairs and then clean up the mold.

What could be causing the mold?

You have to find a source of water, if it is heavy mold growth there could be a leaking or sweating pipe.  Simply repair the pipe or if the pipe is sweating get some pipe wrap which will help insulate the pipe.

Sometimes because of the nature of the bathroom mold or mildew will grow.  In this case you simply have to clean it and follow the steps about with a high quality bathroom fan.

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