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Bathrooms are one of the easiest places for mold to get started. Small spots on grout, caulk or the ceiling can usually be cleaned with a brush and household cleaner when you first see them. Left alone, though, mold spreads to other parts of the room and can work into drywall, behind tile and under flooring, where surface cleaning cannot reach it.
Mold needs moisture, warmth and something to feed on, and bathrooms supply all three. Every shower fills the room with steam that settles on walls, ceilings and fixtures, and without a working exhaust fan it never fully dries. Hidden leaks around a toilet, under a vanity or behind a shower wall add even more moisture, and soap residue gives mold an easy food source. Springfield’s humid summers slow drying even further, which is why mold tends to come back in the same spots.
A slow drain can quietly feed mold. When water drains slower than it comes out of the faucet or shower head, it pools around the drain and stays damp. Clearing slow drains, running the exhaust fan for 20 to 30 minutes after showers and wiping down wet surfaces go a long way toward keeping mold away. If mold has already taken hold around a sink, tub or shower, ABC Environmental Contracting Services can remove it and address the moisture behind it.
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If mold keeps coming back in the grout, caulk or walls even after cleaning with vinegar or bleach, it is probably growing below the surface. The affected caulk, grout or drywall may need to be cut out and replaced, and there may be more mold hidden elsewhere in the room. The only way to know for sure without tearing the bathroom apart is a professional mold inspection. Contact ABC Environmental Contracting Services to talk about keeping your Springfield bathroom mold free.
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