When the apartment has a specific smell of dampness and rot - this is the first sign of the appearance of mold . It is necessary to detect and remove it, as mold can provoke the onset of various diseases, especially those associated with the respiratory system. And, of course, the walls, covered with mold, simply have an unsightly look.
Most often, the reasons for the appearance of mold in the apartment are increased humidity and insufficient ventilation. This can contribute to a large number of indoor plants in a small room, excessive enthusiasm for moisturizers, the location of the apartment on the first floor, the original dampness of the house.
To successfully combat mold, you must eliminate the causes of its appearance, that is, high humidity , and adjust the necessary ventilation of the room. Only after that it is necessary to start using various chemical or folk remedies from the development of mold on the walls in the apartment. Only complex methods can solve this problem.
What should I do to destroy mildew on the wall in the apartment?
Before you remove the mold on the walls in the apartment, you should thoroughly clean and clean the walls of it, and then provide a microclimate in the apartment, which will eliminate its new appearance, otherwise all efforts to get rid of mold will be in vain.
After the walls are thoroughly washed and cleaned, it is necessary to treat their surface with a means that adversely affects the mold and contributes to its destruction. It can be any antiseptic, bought in a building store. Proven and very effective is an antiseptic special primer that simultaneously performs two functions - getting rid of mold and protecting the surface from its new appearance. After a coat of primer, you can paint the walls again or glue the wallpaper.
In household stores are sold antimicrobial sprays and anti-mold paint, they should be used after the walls are cleaned of mold.
Home remedies that excrete mold
Combat mold can help and conventional home remedies, they are somewhat less effective, but also not as toxic as chemical ones.
Almost all mold varieties on the walls can be disposed of using conventional bleach, it adversely affects both mold and its spores, due to the sodium hydrochlorite contained in it. It should only be taken into account that under the influence of bleach, some finishing materials will lose color and deteriorate, so they will have to be replaced. In addition, the treatment of walls with whiteness should be carried out in a room in which good ventilation is provided and, at the same time, rubber gloves should be used. The composition for processing is diluted in a ratio of one to ten.
Vinegar and hydrogen peroxide are good helpers in removing mildew from the walls. Vinegar, being a weak acid, can destroy some common types of mold. Its evaporation is not as harmful as bleach, it is applied to the treated surface from the sprayer, or with a well-moistened sponge, for prevention it can be used once a week. You can, before spraying vinegar, apply baking soda on the surface to be treated, a chemical reaction will occur, the composition will begin
Peroxide, being an antibacterial and antifungal agent, can also be effectively used to remove mold, but you need to know that it also has a slight bleaching effect.
Tea tree oil is recognized as very effective and environmentally friendly, but also quite costly, combating mold, it can be used for a long time, it does not lose its properties harmlessly and for a long time.