In one black-black city, in a black-black house, in a black-black bath, there lived black-black mold! Joking away, if we talk about cleanliness, then even in a white-white bathroom, this variety of mold fungi can appear. It can also be found in the kitchen under the sink, on the walls of the basement, on the slopes of windows and even on the walls and corners of living rooms. In addition to the unpleasant sensations from the gloomy appearance, black mold can cause various allergic reactions in humans and domestic animals, its spores can settle in the lungs and on the skin.
What can cause the appearance of fungi? Of course, favorable conditions caused by increased humidity of the walls, moderately positive temperature and stagnant air in this room. The fight against mold cannot be started without eliminating these root causes, as after a while it will again show itself in the same places.
Black mold in the bathroom appears due to constant moisture, which condenses on the walls, creating all conditions for the reproduction of the fungus. It is worth thinking about developing a high-quality ventilation system of the active type. The electric fan built into the ventilation will greatly increase the outflow of moist air, which will prevent excessive wetting of the walls. Replacing the bathroom materials, on which mold most often forms, will also help. This may be a poor-quality grout in the tile joints, plaster, paint. In the construction market there is a fairly wide variety of mold-resistant building materials.
Black mold on the walls of living rooms is often formed due to their freezing. A cold wall attracts moisture from the air, so in the cold season it constantly remains wet and various colorful fungal growths begin to appear on it, including black mold. Here it is necessary to carry out measures for the external insulation of the wall, additional plastering it from the inside, pasting with thick wallpaper using special glue and, if possible, moving the battery of the heating system to this wall. It is also worth thinking about additional ventilation of the room. To do this, in one of the walls you can break through an additional window or window.
Black mold in the corners and on the slopes of the windows appears for the same reasons as on the walls, that is, from the cold and inadequate ventilation, moisture condenses in these places. First of all, the outer frame of the window should be insulated. It is also worth thinking about replacing curtains with thinner and shorter ones, to improve air circulation in the window opening. Very often, the appearance of the fungus is preceded by the replacement of old wooden windows with cheap plastic "non-breathing" windows.
Only after carrying out these measures it is worth starting a fight against black mold, which is carried out using ordinary chlorine-containing detergents and brushes. After thorough washing, the habitats of the mildew are treated with antifungal drugs, plastered, primed, painted or glued with wallpaper using glue and materials resistant to the fungus.
Since black mold appears due to excess moisture, modern dehumidifiers can be used . To prevent the spread of fungal spores, it is often necessary to carry out wet cleaning using antifungal detergents, especially in places with high humidity: in the kitchen, in the bathroom, in the toilet.
During the application of preventive measures, do not forget about the periodic ventilation of the premises. A window open daily for half an hour can save you from the appearance of black mold without additional efforts and money costs, and a walk in the fresh air during airing will only enhance the health of the inhabitants of this living quarters.