Therefore, you’ve experienced a small amount of flooding. The sink backed up, a pipe burst, something terrible happened and there was standing water someplace on your house. After all of the headache of handling THAT problem and getting rid of the water, you have yet another thing to deal with: The Black Mold. 

Where to Start

First off, you will need to take care of it quickly. This may seem obvious (after all, nobody allows a pool of water to sit in their home while they think about what to do), but keep in mind that things are getting worse at the moment. Water damage is fast like that.

If the job is too big for you to manage, call a pro. Do not try to do it all yourself. If you’ve got a place of water damage that is over 10 square feet, then you should definitely call a mold clean-up professional. 5 square feet may be a fairly major job.

Get Ready to Fight

A couple of necessary precautions have to be made. To begin with, seal off the area that’s water damaged. The water damaged space is Ground Zero, and you also don’t need to have the rest of the house to be contaminated. Close doors and keep this in mind during cleaning.

Keep the area sealed off by the remainder of the house, however, open windows, and get some air flowing through. If you are cleaning up the bathroom, run the exhaust fan.

Check the region thoroughly for different indications of mold growth. Whenever you’ve got a room with important water damage, then the mold can find its way to adjacent locations. There’s no point in cleaning up the water harm only to have to mold get anyplace else. Specifically, check behind the background, around tiles, crawlspaces, carpeting, and anywhere dark and hidden near the mold Development

Be protected! Wear a face mask and gloves at all times throughout cleanup. Make sure anybody that comes into the room does also. The most important thing is to keep mold spores from your respiratory system and also to keep it out of contact with your skin. You may experience health problems brought on by mold.

A normal face mask can help, but it is better to get one that is specially designed for mold jobs.

It’s also wise to wear rubber boots, even if it is a big puddle and old clothing.

Clean Up It

If you see mold everywhere, wash it until you don’t see it. You can use mold removal products in the store, or you may scrub with great old water and detergent.

Bleach works well, but it’s sort of dangerous to use due to the fumes. In addition, it can ruin everything it comes into contact with. Try to use a cleaner that does not have any odor.

If you have large materials like wallpaper or tiles that are contaminated with mold, you will need to throw them. Mold loves porous substances, and after it starts growing it stops.

Use plastic bags to store contaminated substances, especially if you need to go through a different part of the home. Be cautious with moldy stuff and don’t let it touch anything. The vinyl is also great for maintaining mold spores from becoming airborne in another area of the home.

Keep It Dry

After the clean-up, makes sure that the affected region has plenty of air flowing through it. You may want to run a dehumidifier in the room for a while. Keep an eye on the water damaged region and make sure that the mold doesn’t find its way back again.

Call one PuroClean for Professional Mold Mitigation Services

In worse cases, where the mold-affected region is larger than approximately 10 square feet, hiring a mold removal organization is strongly suggested. Professionals have specialized equipment and implement advanced black mold removal techniques to bring back the property into pre-loss condition. For professional fire, water removal, and mold restoration services, contact your local PuroClean office. Click here for more information.