The basement of the house is usually one of the most common places for molds and fungi to appear. This is because your basement is a warm, dark, and sometimes humid place to thrive and multiply. These conditions are ideal for creating a “mushroom factory” just below your home or where these conditions are met.  There are many ways to make sure molds in the basement do not start to accumulate and cause problems. The treatment of such problem will depend only on four key factors that can be summarized as follows:  Contain the problem or existing mold that accumulate, to prevent them from spreading to other areas that are not affected by the house or basement. Remove the existing mold that has been identified. Remove the remaining dead mold Prevent mold from swallowing your basement and areas that were cleaned in the future  The first thing to understand how mold occurs in the basement is that it requires the right environment and conditions, and one of the most important is the presence of moisture in the environment. If there is moisture, there is a possibility that your main problem is not in the molds, but there may be a leak in the basement, which creates the environment for the fungi or mold bloom. You will have to check your basement to detect cracks or holes in the wall when there is heavy rain. Other areas to consider can be leaking pipes or plumbing pipes and even air conditioning that can cause water to accumulate. Once the main cause of the leak is determined, likely, the symptoms will also resolve, which in this case refers to the molds growing on the walls of the basement.  For the molds on the walls, you will need fungicides and antimicrobial coatings that can be found at your local hardware store or even create your collection by reading online or buying books on them. You should surround the area affected by the plastic sheeting and make sure you have protective equipment, such as masks and supplements, to make sure you do not inhale germs when you start spraying fungicides in the area. Make sure that the area is well ventilated or that the air is filtered and that no one is doing so. After removing all the surface molds, you should think about getting rid of any area, such as wood, furniture or material contaminated with fungi outside the area, so that it does not appear again. Repaint the area and reapply the fungicides throughout the basement to avoid the appearance of other molds in the basement.

 

For more information, contact Vinny’s Jersey Plumbing, located in Wayne, New Jersey.  We also service other towns in New Jersey, such as Elmwood Park, Lincoln Park and Englewood.