Archive for May, 2011
Combating Mold in Your Home
Mold is caused by humid conditions, such as those found in a basement or garage. Usually, these areas remain moist because of inadequate ventilation, which does not let air to flow properly. Mold is usually just ugly and causes a musty or humid smell in the area where it is present. However, people who suffer from nasal allergies may have respiratory problems when mold is present.
Any spaces in your home that presently have mold need to be dried out. You can do this by improving the ventilation and ensuring that moist areas are drier. A fan is one way to get areas that are normally wet to dry out. In a garage, the best technique to keep it dry is to use what you own. If the air outside is dry, warm air, then you can lift the garage door and any other windows and doors and let the moist air out. This is an awesome way to keep your garage from getting moldy. In homes where the attic access is located in the garage, you can use the dry, hot attic air to keep the garage aired out. During the late spring, summer and early fall, opening the attic access into the garage will not only help keep mold out of your garage, but it will also help your home keep cool. Read the rest of this entry »
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An Introduction to Decorative Molding in Your Home
Decorative molding includes all of the kinds of trim used in a home. It can serve a purely decorative function, or it can also be used to hide any unfinished edges of a wall. Moldings can be made of wood-most usually of pine or oak-or, as is used frequently today, polyurethane. Polyurethane is a lightweight, long-lasting, durable alternative to wood. Molding can also be painted or stained.
This article provides a brief description of the types of decorative trim available as well as information available to guide you in your use of decorative molding in your home.
5 types of molding
There are five types of decorative molding commonly used. These include: baseboard, cornice, crown, wall moldings, and panel moldings. Let’s take a look at each one separately.
Base. Base molding is the trim used to finish the wall along the floor. Also called a mopboard, the baseboard protects the wall. Ideally, your baseboard complements the casings around your doors and windows. A baseboard is commonly found throughout every room in most homes. Read the rest of this entry »
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Stop! Read This Before You Clean Up Mold
Okay I have to admit, writing articles is for one reason only to gain popularity to your website. I’m writing this one after reading an article on another article submission site regarding mold removal. I really don’t have the time or space on this page to go over all the stupid advice given on the article in question. The advice given was actually dangerous including the use of bleach and household vacuum cleaners and rubbing the drywall will towels to remove excessive mold. These articles are written for a price by professional writers who just blurb nonsense. Okay sorry, on to a basic mold removal procedure.
For mold removal of an area 10ftsq or less only. Larger areas should be inspected by a professional remediation service.
1. Stop the water leak, high humidity or what ever is causing the mold FIRST!
Seams like common sense.
2. Be realistic, if there is a small patch of mold in your basement less than 10ftsq, you can attempt mold remediation, if you have mold growing all over the structure or on contents through-out different areas stop, call a pro. You will only make it worse! Read the rest of this entry »