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What Kind of Damage Does Mold Cause?

A mold remediation company can remove mold before it ruins your house.

Mold is the last thing anyone wants growing in their house. Outside of the fact that it’s just plain gross, it also can lead to health issues for you and your family if it spreads through the home and goes untreated. As serious as that can be, did you also know that mold can cause physical damage to your home? Mold doesn’t just discolor your walls and wreak havoc on your respiratory system. It can grow to a point where it can cause severe damage to your property, even at a structural level. Today, we’re going to dive into the types of damage mold causes (and how a mold remediation company can help). 

Damage to Household Materials and Structure

One important thing to know is that mold loves to feed on different kinds of organic materials, such as paper, fabric, glue, and wood. Additionally, mold also likes to eat drywall, carpet, wood studs, wallpaper, floorboards, and ceiling tiles, amongst other things. This means that if untreated, mold can cause a lot of serious damage to your home, including jeopardizing the property’s structure. Serious mold damage can cause ceilings to cave in, walls to fall apart, and floorboards to give way. Granted, it takes some time to get to this point, but that doesn’t mean you should slack off on getting mold removed from your home.

HVAC Mold Damage

Mold likes to grow in humid, moist places. Did you know that your HVAC system can also be susceptible to serious mold damage? Since it blows air through the ducts, it’s easy for the system to spread mold without you even knowing it.

If you think you have mold in there, don’t turn your system on. If you do, it will just spread the mold throughout your home. At this point, it’s recommended that you hire a professional to come in and remove the mold from your HVAC system. The EPA even recommends this since it not only keeps you safe from the hazardous effects of mold, but ensures that the mold has been cleaned properly.

Does Your Home Have Mold? Don’t Wait Until it Gets Worse; Call the Mold Remediation Pros at California Steam Clean

Unfortunately, mold is just something homeowners in California will have to deal with now and again. But, the good news is that you don’t have to face it alone.

California Steam Clean makes treating household mold easy. Give us a call today at (707) 755-7079 to get your free estimate or to schedule your appointment. When you have a mold problem, the trained mold remediation technicians at California Steam Clean are your go-to resource. We’re here to help.