How to deal with mold on the walls in the apartment?

We all heard about mold on the walls, and we all hoped for that, that this will not happen to us. Therefore, as soon as we notice a black, green or blue coating on decorative coatings, there is a small panic and a natural question, how to deal with mold on the walls in the apartment? Fungus - not the most pleasant thing that can happen in the house, but if you competently approach the solution of this problem, you can cope with it. How exactly - you will learn from this article.

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Existing mold species

Mold spores are found everywhere - in water, earth and air, but they only develop in comfortable places. In order to effectively fight against fungi, you need to know a few basic types to which they are divided.

Mold fungi

They grow on concrete, painted surfaces, stones. They look like dots of brown, black, green or blue colors. Often there is a luminous and phosphorescent colony of fungi.

Mold blue fungus affects the fiber of wood more often, in connection with this, painting the surface of the house in gray-blue colors. A simple aesthetic damage is not limited to the whole thing, because the fungus penetrates through the paintwork and then paves the way for water penetration, which increases the percentage of wood moisture by itself.

Important! More pine trees are prone to the direct influence of this disease.

Rotting fungi

Rotting fungi attack exclusively on wood. There are three types of rot:

• brown;
• white;
• bacterial.
  

Than they differ:

1. Bacterial rot causes decomposition of cellulose, and also corrodes wood from the inside. It is because of this that the tree turns black, darkens, and its strength is significantly deteriorating.
2. Because of the white rot, the color does not change the color, because this decay decomposes not only cellulose, but lignin. White house fungus is the most terrible enemy for wood - a board thickness of 4 cm or less it destroys in 1 month.

Important! In the olden days, if this fungus was seen, the house was burnt to ashes to save the rest of the buildings in the village from contamination with this rot.

1. Brown rot causes wood to split.

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Causes of the appearance of black mold on the walls

Black fungi quickly destroy any walls, so it is necessary to fight mold on the walls in the house already at the first signs of their appearance.

Any mold in our homes appears due to excessive humidity, insufficient ventilation, and temperature fluctuations due to uneven heating.

Important! In the event that the heating power is insufficient, all the moisture that is contained in the air condenses on the ceilings and walls, which ordinary batteries can not dry. With all this, a thermal cushion is formed under the ceiling, which promotes the appearance and then spread of the fungus.

Based on this, we can draw the following conclusion: black mold appears in the house or apartment, thanks to favorable conditions.

There is a large number of conditions for the favorable existence and development of mold.

Building Marriage:

1. These include a factor such as marriage in the construction of a house - poor insulation of the inter-panel seam, residual moisture of building materials, during which the same black mold begins to appear.
2. The oblique downpour runs down the outer wall instead of the laid gutters and gutters, causing a continuous soaking of the wall, resulting in mold.
3. The reason can also be capillary sintering of the walls from the foundation, if there is no waterproofing in it, the appearance of mold must necessarily occur.
4. In modern apartments and houses, black mold most often appears on the walls because of the corners, which have an increased thermal conductivity.
5. Also cause heat loss. In the end rooms, the loss is greater than in the privates, because the area of ​​the walls that face the street is larger than the thickness of those located in the middle of the building.
6. Incorrectly installed plastic windows can cause mold on the walls. They isolate the apartment from noise, and also help to keep the heat, but at the same time disrupt the process of natural ventilation, and this is what causes the indoor humidity.

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Mold processing - types of work

Moisture condenses in a room with high humidity, and this can be facilitated by very frequent washing, house plants, as well as animals, weak airing of the room. Therefore, more often and more intensely, the black mold begins to germinate between the tiles in the bathroom, as well as the kitchen.

The room on the walls of which the mold is present looks uncomfortable and even repulsive, but this is not the main reason for fighting against this fungus.

In order to completely eliminate mold, consistently follow several steps:

1. Clean to the surface of the surface affected by black mold.
2. Treat the surface with an antiseptic.
3. Restore the finish.

Important! In the event that you take these measures, without first finding out what caused the appearance of mold and then not eliminating the very reason for its appearance, the fungus will appear again in the shortest possible time. That's why before you figure out how to deal with mold on the walls of the apartment, find out the reason and make sure that it does not appear again.

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Effective mold control - the finer points of the

process Mold must be eliminated together with damaged plaster areas, which is a loose black mass. Will be spared the guaranteed house of mold on the floor, as well as walls, only the complete destruction of the environment favorably arranged for it.

Preparatory phase of

Before proceeding with the fight against mold on the walls, do the following:

• Warm up the external as well as the internal walls, ceiling and floor.
• Dry the corners of the ceiling, as well as the floor.
• Ensure a uniform and constant temperature in the room.
• Get rid of excess moisture.

To effectively fight fungus and mold in the apartment:

• Ensure the proper functioning of the heating, as well as ventilation. Heating devices must be installed with intelligence in all rooms.
• As the first and first aid, the first spots you spot are treated with table vinegar or hydrogen peroxide.
• Do not forget about the timely airing of the room.
• Doors of the kitchen and bathroom should not be kept closed - free air circulation helps to level the humidity and temperature.

Folk remedies

Excellent helps to defeat mold:

• copper or iron sulfate;
• sodium fluoride.

Any of these agents must be dissolved in water. You can mix copper sulfate with acetic acid for the same purposes, and then dilute it with water. Prepare the solution prepared in this way to 50-70 C, and then apply by brush or spray on the fungal affected areas.

Important! Folk remedies can stop mold growth, but only for a short time.

Professional tools

The main and basic substance in the fight against fungi of all kinds, including mold on the surface of the walls, is antiseptics, that is, a special chemical compound that has antimicrobial and fungicidal effects on fungi.

Important! Often, the composition of these funds includes turpentine or white spirit.

Oil-based antiseptic is Creosote.

Important! Universal means for an effective fight against mold on the walls does not yet exist. Therefore, perhaps you will have to try several tools in order to achieve the desired result.

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Influence of mold on human health

On the health of people, and in particular of children, the elderly, black mold acts disastrously. Spores of mold are saturated with all the air in the room where it is located, and with each inhalation these spores are more and more settled in the lungs.

Black mold is often the cause of asthma, allergies, infections, as well as diseases of internal organs.

We hope that in this article you found for yourself the information you were looking for and now you can correctly deal with the mold on the walls in the apartment.