Watch Our For Basement Mold: Mildew Means More Than Just Unsightly Stains
Basement Mold and Remediation can be complex and expensive. Too often people find that their efforts to fix basement mold and black mold issues don’t work long term. This article reviews the basics of basement mold and mildew. Fortunately for all of us, there are some natural and affordable alternatives that do work. Check my upcoming articles for the steps for cleanup, and affordable alternatives that work.
There are major property value and health risks caused by basement mold. Mold only requires moisture and food to grow, and spores with grow on any hospitable surface. Dark, wet environments with little air-flow is perfect for basement mold to grow, unless surfaces are properly prepared and precautions are taken. Spaces that are ordinarily pretty dry can still become breeding grouds for mold when spills, leaks, floods, and other mishaps provide a water source.
When basement mold shows up, human health is the first to suffer: trouble breathing, sinusitis, serious headaches, and more can plague people in the vicinity of the latest mold colony, especially those at risk. The elderly, children, and those with immune problems are ususally the first victims, but mold isn’t great for anybody. Some small and unassuming molds can cause much more than a little sniffle: serious and debilitating disease of the immune and nervous systems, and even death, have been linked to these little spores. .
Basement mold won’t just wreck your health, it can also wreck your home or property. Property values and unsellability are major risks that you run if you let mold into your life. Over $18 billion in claims were filed with insurance companies in one year alone (2001). Mold is such a big problem for insurers that lobbies have succeeded in getting mold claims, including basement mold, excluded from insurance coverage in most states.
Homes seriously damaged by basement mold and black mold can be unsellable and uninhabitable sick buildings, requiring tens of thousands of dollars in remediation or reconstruction. There are even serious concerns about litigation between property onwers and renters when it comes to mold: around 10,000 mold-related court cases have been filed in the last three years in the US, some with multi-million dollar payouts
Even buildings that are currently free of basement mold are prime targets for problems, probably sooner rather than later. Moisture damage affects over 1/3 of homes each year. And, moisture means mold: basement mold, mildew, black mold, etc. At least half of homes include someone who suffers from respiratory distress. This means that 100’s of millions in America alone will be affected by mold before they can say “Aspergillus flavus”.
A complete resource on basement mold, basementmold.org is edited by Lira Pinceatt. Complete info is there on mold and mildew prevention and remediation.
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