Mold can cause severe health problems if you continue to be exposed to it.
Mold is more common than many people realize and while it may not impact your directly on a daily basis, these fungi can have a major impact on your life. There are many ways mold impacts your life. Let’s take a look at how mold impacts your life.
Mold Impacts Your Home
Mold is often found in homes but it is often found when it is too late. Mold in your home can wreak havoc in a few different areas of the home. It certainly impacts the area where mold is found. It can add to the deterioration of the walls and structures. Large areas of mold can cause areas of your home to actually fall apart. Mold can also spread through your air ducts throughout your home, causing even more damage.
Mold Impacts Your Health
Mold not only impacts the overall health of your home but the health of your family members. When you have mold in your home, you may find yourself facing serious health problems. While mold is often encountered outside, we are only exposed to these molds for a short period of time. But when we breathe in spores for long periods of time like indoor molds, our bodies react to it. Many indoor molds are known as allergenic molds. These molds cause symptoms much like common seasonal allergies. But toxic molds can cause more serious symptoms like respiratory infections, nose bleeds, immune system suppression, hair loss, chronic fatigue, and even depression. Some toxic molds can even cause lung cavities, cystic fibrosis, and even permanent DNA damage. These mold symptoms may not be evident is everyone but it could result in hospitalization if not taken care of quickly.
Your Clothes, Too
Every weekend you come home from running your errands and spend the evening washing your clothes from the week. But did you know your clothes could be full of mold? Mold loves cool, dark, damp places and what is a better hiding place than your washing machine. When mold lives in your washing machine, it can easily transfer onto your clothing and make you sick as you breathe in the spores on your clothes. Unlike other places in your home, you can’t always avoid mold in your washing machine. But you can help to remove it. Run vinegar through your washing machine to help remove the mold and to keep your family healthy.
Mold Impacts Your Expenses
While most people assume mold doesn’t really impact your expenses, it can actually impact your spending a lot. Mold problems can lead to higher monthly expenses if it is not remediated quickly. Mold can send your family members to the doctor or hospital, make you sick with allergy medicines, and make your home crumble around you. But if you have your mold problems taken care of as soon as possible, you can cut these expenses.
Mold impacts every part of your home life. To help minimize these impacts, you should constantly be aware of your surroundings and check bathrooms, kitchens, and basements for signs of water leaks or damage. For more information on having your home tested for mold, call Environmental Consulting and Contracting Group today!
Call Environmental Consulting and Contracting Group!
If you or a family member suspects the presence of black mold or any other type of mold in your home, contact the professionals at Environmental Consulting and Contracting Group. With more than 30 years in the mold remediation industry, we have the experience and tools to help you. Contact us at 410-258-3579 or 1-877-591-MOLD (6653).
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