Diseases in your home: how to prevent mold?

The fungus prefers to settle in places where moisture is constantly present. Therefore, the main thing that will help prevent mold is to keep it clean and dry. Preventive measures include insulating the house and ensuring good ventilation. To avoid the proliferation of fungal spores, walls and other surfaces are treated with special fungicidal compounds. Let's look at all the means to prevent mold.

Basic preventive measures

Mold in the home is a common problem. Every 5th resident of Russia is familiar first-hand with spots of black, green or orange. If they are not eliminated in a timely manner, an unpleasant odor will appear that will permeate the room and everything in it.

Most often, fungus starts in the bathroom, but with high humidity levels it can appear in other rooms. Naturally, it is easier to avoid its appearance than to spend a long time and tediously removing mold stains.

Prevention of mold:

1. 1. Maintain air humidity at 35%. Use a hygrometer to track your readings.
   2. Keep doors in your home open for better ventilation and even distribution of humidity.
   3. Ventilate your home daily. But in winter, make sure that precious heat does not escape through the window to the street.
   4. Sunlight kills bacteria and fungi, so keep all curtains open during the day.
   5. Be careful about cleanliness.Clean surfaces from condensation, wipe off soap residue, and use antibacterial and antifungal detergents.
   6. Ensure normal air exchange in the kitchen and bathroom - clean the ventilation shafts regularly. If you don't have them, you can put bars at the bottom of the doors.

1. In the bathroom, install a fan that operates independently of the lighting, as well as a powerful heated towel rail and heated floors (especially if the room has an adjacent wall with the staircase).
2. Take care of high-quality waterproofing of pipes. Check the condition of the water supply regularly and repair leaks promptly.
3. Leave enough space between furniture and the wall for ventilation.
4. Seal seams and joints between tiles - places where mold likes to settle.
5. Consult with a specialist regarding insulation of the apartment, optimal materials and technology. Due to the difference in temperatures outside and inside the house, a lot of moisture can accumulate on part of the wall.

Mold in an apartment can appear in a variety of ways. The last thing people expect is danger from indoor flowers. However, spores often germinate in pots. And some plants themselves promote the spread of fungi. For example, the well-known geranium, as well as African violets.

Folk remedies for mold prevention

Mold has lived side by side with humans since time immemorial. It’s no wonder that people have learned to fight it and prevent its occurrence using improvised means.

Effective folk recipes:

• Baking soda. You need to make a paste of water and soda and use it to clean surfaces susceptible to fungal infection (bathtub, plumbing, etc.).
• Table vinegar. The product helps fight mold. They wipe off the first spots that appear.
• Copper sulfate. There are 2 recipes based on it. In the first, 500 g of copper sulfate is diluted in 10 liters of water and 2 tbsp is added. spoons of acetic acid, in the second - dissolve 250 g of copper and iron sulfate in a bucket of water. The walls are treated with the product approximately once a month.
• Ammonia. 2 tbsp. spoons of ammonia are mixed with water and treated glass and tiles in the bathroom.

Mold causes headaches, increased fatigue, and respiratory and skin diseases. It is dangerous for humans, and especially for small children!

Chemicals for wall protection

To prevent the appearance of mold in the house, preventive measures are taken at the renovation stage. Before applying the finishing coating and wallpaper (tiles), the walls and ceiling are treated with special antifungal compounds. As a rule, they are presented in the form of a ready-made primer with antimicrobial and fungicidal action:

• Tiefgrund LF (DUFA);
• "Euro Primer" (TIKKURILA);
• "Universal Arm Mix".

As an alternative, you can treat the walls with liquid solutions and sprays. For example, “Dali”, “Biotol-spray”. When gluing wallpaper, it is recommended to use glue with antifungal components in the composition, and when painting, purchase special paint for wet rooms.

To prevent mold, use materials that are resistant to high humidity and temperature when decorating your home.

Not only living organisms get sick, but also at home. Mold is common. It is more difficult to combat it than to prevent it. You can protect your home by performing regular preventive maintenance. Remember that not only aesthetics are at stake, but also the health of your family.