If you have a fire or water emergency, please call us now at (916) 991-1522

To have the optimal experience while using this site, you will need to update your browser. You may want to try one of the following alternatives:

Fire & Water - Cleanup & Restoration

The Potential Dangers of Removing Mold Yourself

6/30/2020 (Permalink)

Bathroom Mold This bathroom was caused by mold

The re-emergence in DIY home care and repairs, spurred on by television contractors, has home owners everywhere deciding to put down their phones and pick up their hammers as they attempt to tackle the problems facing their home. And while the feeling of a hard day’s work spent getting a bit dirty fixing your own home does have an allure to it, the truth is many DIYers bite a bit more than they chew sometimes when it comes to removing mold. While putting aside the accidents and potential hospital visits that occur while taking on a project outside your limits of experience, sometimes some repairs are best left to the mold removal professionals.

Unlike painting a room, fixing a broken garbage disposal, or even replacing a broken window, some repairs come with inherent dangers that most home owners are unaware even exist.
The dangers present within mold infestations are one of those repairs when it is best to put down the sponge and pick up the phone.

Removing Mold professional brings the right tools and years of mold remediation experience to help you reclaim your home from mold…

Far too often when a home owner decides to take their mold problem into their own hands, they unfortunately come to the fight ill-equipped to properly treat their infestation.  And this can often spell more than just unsuccessful attempts at removing mold but can quickly become hazardous to home owners health.

Exposure to certain molds can have significant adverse effects on a homeowner’s health, some individuals, who can be a bit more sensitive to mold exposure, can even be fatally poisoned by exposure.

With the potential for harm quite high even with the use of personal protective gear, it often much safer and more effective to allow Gainesville Mold professionals specifically trained to remove mold and address the situation.

Not all infestations end with simple and straight forward removal, in fact the opposite proves true with greater frequency. Far too often properly removing mold becomes a project much too large to handle on your own and requires the eye and experience of a professional with years’ experience in safely and properly removing mold from your home.

It is important for not only your safety but the safety of your family, that you call a Gainesville mold professional if you suspect mold has begun to infest your home. Even the most cautious of DIYers can spread the growth unknowingly, allowing the mold to get a stronger foothold in their home while increasing the risk of hazardous exposure.

Adding to the potential risk, improperly and inadequately removing mold could cause larger amounts of spores, naked to the eye, to circulate into your home. Though undetectable to the naked eye, the microscopic spores can potential grow into new sources of infestation, starting the cycle of removal over again.

To save yourself the trouble and protect your family’s health, call experts who can effectively and safely remove your home’s mold infestation. Your family’s health is worth the phone call to SERVPRO North Highlands/ Rio Linda.

Other News

View Recent Posts