Frequently following any event involving unwanted water flooding all or part of your home, mold will develop. Mold is unsightly, unhealthy and can be downright life threatening to some people who have weakened immune systems, asthma, COPD or allergies. Following natural floods, often a home’s HVAC system develops mold and becomes a source of the irritant, blowing mold spores night and day throughout the house via the forced air heating and air conditioning. Commonly found molds include Cladosporium, Aspergillus and Stachybotrys Chartarum, which is the dreaded and dangerous “black” mold. You should suspect mold’s presence in your HVAC system if you’ve had an unwanted water event and someone in your home is showing several of the following symptoms: fatigue, sneezing, rashes, coughing, headaches, nausea, etc. Unless the Mold in Wichita, KS is remediated, a person who is allergic to mold usually finds their symptoms worsening the longer they remain exposed.
If you even remotely suspect that your home has a problem with Mold in Wichita, KS, whether you can see the mold, or not, you should have your home tested by a company qualified in mold remediation such as Stover’s Restoration. You’ll want to have the air quality in your home evaluated and every inch of it inspected for the presence of mold, including your HVAC system. If mold is detected, the pros are able to eliminate it and also, can make sure that it does not come back again. They use tools not available to the average homeowner, such as dry ice cleaning, which is able to penetrate places that normal cleaning methods miss, places where mold spores hide such as in the cracks of baseboards or in tiny crevices.
Large and obvious areas of mold are responsive being cleaned by the homeowner using a simple solution of chlorine bleach and water, but for a thorough job, particularly in cases when the mold has entered the home’s heating and air ducts, professional services are required to eradicate it. Remember, mold can be present even when you do not see it. If you are in doubt, call for a professional mold evaluation, today.
