With heavy rainfall comes a tremendous amount of moisture. Leaks and condensation increase, temperatures and warm drying daylight decrease. These are optimal conditions for mold growth, both interior and exterior. As exterior mold spores explode in number some of them are bound to settle in
Read more →At the end of the day, after work or school, we always look forward to coming home again. Our minds and hearts are attached to our homes because of the sense of belonging, comfort, and safety that it provides. Feeling safe is the state of not being
Read more →Anyone east of the Rockies will tell you this has been a wet year. It wasn’t just that Hurricanes Florence and Michael soaked parts of the South. It wasn’t just that this year’s drenching storms were numerous and tracked unusually far north (one, Alberto, made a historic
Read more →Toxic mold exposure is on the rise, and most people aren’t even aware they’re at risk, according to experts. “There are millions of people suffering from mold toxicity that don’t know it because it’s going majorly undiagnosed,” said Dr. Neil Nathan, a Board Certified Family Physician
Read more →Highlights People with asthma, allergies, or other breathing conditions may be more sensitive to mold. If you or your family members have health problems after exposure to mold, contact your doctor or other health care provider. Controlling moisture in your home is the most critical factor for
Read more →In 2000, a new “toxic mold” panic swept the country, and after 16 years of untold lawsuits and billions of dollars spent, major myths still plague and unnecessarily panic association boards, managers and homeowners. The myths all too often cause exaggerated repairs, unduly frightened residents, and conflict.
Read more →Try explaining to a 6-year-old boy that he can’t live with his mother because her apartment is ridden with mold. Shanica James has tried. But her son, Cafarie, a smart, high-spirited first-grader, just doesn’t understand. Shanica James in her apartment at Olympic Gardens in Brick. For the past
Read more →We are going to tell the bare truth: you cannot make your house mold-proof. The spores are tricky and very easy to catch on to the right conditions. Moreover, mold spores are everywhere, waiting for the best environment for growth. You can, however, create a house with
Read more →Luke Ruchi, a freshman business major from Savannah, expected to have the classic freshman experience in the typical, shoe-box-size dorm, but he didn’t expect to hear the sounds of construction at Oglethorpe House or to be living in a dorm with leaks and sprouting mold. Despite the
Read more →Admit it or not, a house with carpets is more visually pleasing to the eyes. It gives the impression of being classy, fashionable and trendy. Home improvement always includes having carpets in their list of suggestions, right? As a homeowner, it is completely understandable if you want
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