Why You Need Mold Testing San Francisco

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By Stacey Burt


When homes are infested with molds, the owners should test the interior surfaces and air to determine if the microbes are posing a health concern. Molds are found everywhere and in homes, they will be present but in small numbers. Unless they have overgrow and multiplied, they normally do not present any problem. A mold testing San Francisco helps you determine how safe or harmful the molds are and whether you need to remove them immediately.

When molds invade homes, they may cause a lot of problems. They not only damage the properties and surfaces but also cause health complications. Molds will damage the organic materials such as carpets, furniture, ceiling, wooden floors, and wall paints. They also cause respiratory complicating including sneezing, chest pain, watery eyes, running nose, irritation on throat, nasal congestion, and skin rash.

People may also suffer from hair loss and lung disease. Different areas in a house a susceptible to molds and they include the windows, basements, ceilings, and the floors. If you have the roofing structure leaking, it can allow water to seep down and collect on the ceiling. The ceiling structure will become damp and soon molds begin to grow.

One may also experience hair loss and serious lung complications. In homes, the basements, ceilings, floors, windows, carpets, and bathrooms are known to invite the growth of molds. Basements are vulnerable to water damage and when it rains, the moisture content can increase. Since the areas are dark, they tend to give the right conditions for molds to grow.

Every part of a home probably has molds. They are found free circulating in air and in most of the time, molds are not harmful. When they excessively grow in a building that is when they cause troubles. In windows, moisture problems may arise due to condensation. Window condensation occurs due to differences in temperature of the areas outside and the air inside a house.

If the air is cool at the house and the outside environment is warm, you may have vapor forming on glass. The vapor drips and falls on the window frame. With time, you may have the concretes and walls become wet and attract molds to grow there. Basements are also likely to experience problems of moisture because of their locations.

Similarly, when the roofs are leaking, they allow water to reach the ceiling causing molds to start growing. Windows are also notorious of attracting molds. During condensation of air, the glasses will form fog, which drips down slowly by slowly, and makes the surrounding surfaces wet. The window condensation can cause a lot of moisture on walls and paintings leading to molds especially on the inside of a house.

The air may be tested to determine the concentrations. Air samples are taken and tested to find out if there could be molds that are not visible. If the tests show high concentrations yet you cannot see the molds, it would mean that there could be hidden molds on surfaces like crevices and wall joints or under the floor tiles. Another method that may be applied to test for molds is surface testing. Using swabs, samples are taken from various surfaces and tested.




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