How to Prevent Summer Mold Growth
The dog days of summer are upon us, and while the weather is heating up, the mold activity in your home may be as well. During the summer, mold is provided with pitch perfect conditions to grow, spread, and thrive, so this is the time of year that you should be keeping your eyes, and nose, out for mold growth within your home. At AA Action Waterproofing, we can help you to find the mold and remediate it, but it pays to learn just when and how to look for signs of mold within your home during the hot weather months. Continue reading →
Mold is often talked about in two ways; preventing it from infesting, or getting rid of it once a colony has infested a building. Those two topics alone make it pretty clear that mold is probably a bad thing that you don’t want in your home, but why? What is it about mold that makes it so harmful that you need to take drastic action once you find it is colonizing a structure? After all, it’s a fungus, like yeast or mushrooms, and those are very useful to people, so what makes mold so bad? 
When it comes to a severe mold infestation, there is really only one real solution; you should call in the experts to deal with it, which is something that we, at AAAction Waterproofing have a lot of experience with. However, just as important mold extermination is mold prevention, and this is something that any building or home owner can do all by themselves to prevent a serious outbreak that would require our expertise. Here are the factors you need to consider when it comes to mold prevention techniques. 
As the summer season progresses, many Maryland residents are feeling the cycles of different pollens and allergens in the air. Certain irritants will have a stronger effect on certain people, simply based on how their immune system responds to the spores. For many residents, the answer may be to simply stay indoors during times of higher pollen counts, and to use high grade filters and air cleaners throughout the home. However, trouble can arise when the truly dangerous allergens are actually already living in the structure of the home. 
That classic musty smell is one that is often associated with basements, but what many homeowners don’t know is that the “basement smell” is actually one that is often indicative to mold, and it shouldn’t be brushed off as simply par for the course. If you go into your basement, and if you’re basement smell musty, it’s time to look around and see if mold growth could be what is causing it. 
Summer allergies are something that tons of people find themselves dealing with when each warm weather season comes along. The itchy eyes, runny nose, sore throat, and skin sensitivities that come along with the summer season can really hinder your enjoyment of the long days and great Maryland weather, but what if your indoor air is actually making them worse? Poor air quality, paired with seasonal allergies, acts as a one-two punch when it comes to exasperating your symptoms, and the fix may be something you have never thought of before. 
Seasonal allergies caused by different types of plant growth are anything but rare, but one thing that allergy sufferers may not realize is that indoor growth can be just as hazardous to their allergy condition as outdoor growth is known to be. Pollen, trees, and spores in the air outside can cause your nose to run, your throat to grow sore, and a cough to develop, but mold spores in your home can do much of the same thing and you may not even recognize it.