- Why is the fungus so harmful?
- What causes mold in the bathroom?
- Preventative actions
- How to deal with fungus on the ceiling?
For a person, the bathroom is a citadel of purity, where he can clean himself up, relax and gain strength. But sometimes something happens, from which there is a fungus on the ceiling in the bathroom, how to get rid of which you simply do not have the slightest idea. And this - and dampness, and an unpleasant smell, and slow, but sure destruction of walls and ceiling. In addition, the fungus is very harmful to health. And then the island of relaxation turns into the place that you least want to visit. In this article, you will find out why the bathroom has mold on the ceiling, how to get rid of it, how to prevent it, and much more on this topic.
to the contents ↑Why is the fungus so harmful?
When mold appears, in addition to the fact that it is harmful, it is also ugly. Such an attack destroys plaster and concrete, because it likes to settle where the material absorbs moisture well and is more or less natural. Well, then in the bathroom and a constantly falling ceiling is formed.
Important! Why is mold so harmful? Spores of the fungus cause infections, especially the airways, and suffer most often allergies and children. There are many cases where children are ill even with pneumonia and tuberculosis.
to the contents ↑What causes mold in the bathroom?
All bacteria, spores and other microbes are always alive and alive - always and everywhere. But they are not active until they have an ideal environment for living and breeding, a fungus in the bathroom on the ceiling is no exception. He is, he lives, but so far there are no conditions for him, your ceiling is clean and beautiful. What are these conditions?
High humidity
Yes, the appearance of moisture for the fungus is an ideal opportunity to strengthen your position on your ceiling and start multiplying. You find mold in the bathroom on the ceiling, how to deal with it - you know, but without information about the root cause of its occurrence, you will do it again and again until you get bored or until the money for repairs is over.
Why does humidity rise?- There can be several reasons:
- negligent neighbors from above, who constantly fill you up;
- with your plumbing problems - pipes flow;
- poor waterproofing;
- communications are not properly installed and condensate accumulates on the pipes;
- the so-called, winter problem, when at this time of year there is simply no heating in the bathroom and toilet, especially in private houses with individual heating;
- no ventilation.
Hot and cold air drops
This reason is one of the most common, because usually in the bathroom there is a lot of hot steam when you take a bath or shower, and the room itself is poorly heated. If the ventilation is bad, then the fungus is the place. Explore your home and you will certainly find one or several reasons at once.
Important! If you yourself are not good at understanding the device of communication systems, do not know how to connect pipes, including sewer pipes, how they should be sealed, etc. - contact the professionals. The work will be done qualitatively and for a long time, and money is spent only once.
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In order not to puzzle over how to get rid of mold in an apartment on the ceiling, be on the alert, never miss the first "bells" about the approaching situation. Even when these "bells" are not yet available, do not allow even the slightest flaws even during repair.
For example:
- When whitewashing the ceiling, people have long added copper sulphate to the lime, making it bluish. This is what always protected the ceiling from malicious arguments. However, when the ceiling is already painted, lime with vitriol can spoil everything.
- Specialists recommend before using lime or stretch ceilings to use an antiseptic primer. This modern means reliably protects from the multiplication of the spores, then the fungus in the bathroom on the ceiling, if suddenly appears, will not reproduce at such frenzied speed.
In addition, it is necessary to comply with such rules for the operation of the bathroom:
- to ventilate after each bath or shower;
- do not leave permanently soaked things;
- release water from the bath immediately after bathing;
- do not store wet towels there, which have only been wiped out, or you can always have a hot towel dryer in the bathroom;
- check the ventilation pipes - they must be open, without debris inside;
- monitor the appearance of condensation on the pipes and windows in the house - once appeared, look for the cause, eliminate it;
- monitor the temperature changes in the house - in all rooms it should be the same;
- glue windows for the winter, if metal-plastic - make sure that they are qualitatively insulated;
When performing these simple, ordinary actions that can easily be included in the list of habits, you will never encounter the problem of "fungus on the ceiling in the bathroom," as people sometimes do not know how to get rid of it.
to the contents ↑How to deal with the fungus on the ceiling?
To begin with, you need to determine the front of the work:
- If the mold in the bathroom on the ceiling occupies a small area, then the cover can only be removed in that place.
- If the affected area takes more than half of the territory - remove all plaster and plaster again.
But! There are several recommendations that it is better to follow when repairing the bathroom before replacing the finish trim instead of the damaged one.
Priming
Before removing the plaster, you must:
- dry the room air;
- to install or repair ventilation;
- isolate communications if mold has arisen because of it;
- thoroughly dry the ceiling with a construction hair dryer.
Only then proceed to finish with a new primer.
Important! The old primer is removed to the very concrete base.
New primer should be purchased special - antiseptic. Do not spare money - if there is an extensive mold in your room, then it is certainly predisposed to this. Therefore, such a primer will play in your favor. If your ceilings - tension, then even more so just a primer. If you are sure that after repairing the surface with it everything will be fine and you will always follow preventive measures, then copper sulfate will help you.
Treatment with chlorine
If, for some reason, you can not remake ceilings or the area of damage is not so significant, then you can use surface treatment with a chlorine-containing agent, for example, "White".This will not give you a long-term result, but it will save you from mold for a while.
So, when the mold is on the ceiling, how to get rid of it with the help of "Whiteness":
- Wear rubber gloves.
- Pour a solution of "Whiteness" with water, prepared in a one-to-one ratio.
- With a soft absorbent cloth, wash the ceiling where the fungus has grown.
Important! Do not wash the mild clean "Belize".Corrosive chlorine vapor can get into the respiratory tract and greatly harm you. And when processing the ceiling, squeeze the rag so that nothing drips on you.
Well, actually, and all that you need to know in order to get rid of the problem of "fungus on the ceiling in the bathroom."Apply the above tips and do not deprive yourself of the pleasure of enjoying a clean, beautiful ceiling.
