Steps To Help Minimize Your Risk To Mold In Your Home

11/27/2017 (Permalink)

Steps to help minimize your risk to mold in your home:

• Caulk around water fixtures – this includes, sink, shower, toilet, and windows.
• Use mold inhibiting paints in bathroom and other damp areas
• Use a fan in the bathroom which exhausts outdoors
• Vent clothes dryer outside
• Clean refrigerator and air conditioner drip pans
• Don’t for get to clean your gutters – standing water in your gutters can leak into the eaves and potentially exterior walls.
• Roof – check the attic for roof leaks
• Basement and crawl space – check for moisture or standing water. Consider using a dehumidifier in your basement.
• Consider sealing dirt basement and crawl spaces.
• Water damage - clean it up immediately.

Should you experience a water loss please contact experts who specializes in water & mold mitigation.  They will properly extract and dry out the affected areas.  Even minor floods have the potential to cause major damage to a structure when not treated properly.  Cleanup can often be an overwhelming task, so call SERVPRO of Southbury/Torrington, we are prepared to handle any size disaster.