Responding to Mold in a Crisis

6/22/2023 (Permalink)

When you find a mold infestation, it’s nothing to ignore; mold should be treated as an emergency situation and removed from your home immediately. If your Georgetown, TX, home has black mold, you shouldn’t try to clean it yourself. You need help, but there are steps you can take to resolve the crisis and contain the situation in an emergency.

How To Stop the Mold From Spreading

Your first step in emergency response should be emergency containment. That means:

1. Shutting off the HVAC system. This should be your first priority. You have mold spores in the air around you at all times. Airflow causes those black mold spores to spread, and you can’t afford to let them drift to other parts of the home and establish another mold colony.

2. Shutting off the water. If you have a mold problem, it came from a moisture problem. Shut off the water to the affected area, or to the entire house if necessary, until the mold problem is resolved.

3. Sealing off the area. If possible, seal off the area. Close all vents, doors, and windows. Tape the door and window frames, or use weather stripping to seal them off. Make the infested area as airtight as possible to prevent further particulate dispersal.

4. Disposing of anything contaminated. You may want to wait on a full tear-out until an assessment by a professional, but if loose items, such as pillows, clothing, food, or books, are contaminated you should throw them out immediately.

5. Contacting a mold remediation company about mold cleanup. Mold remediation companies usually have more accurate methods for detecting the extent of black mold contamination, and can provide more effective solutions for remediation, removal, and future prevention. For safety and a more complete mold cleanup, trust certified professionals with years of experience removing mold from residential homes.