A major mold infestation can not only ruin your home, but it can have a drastic effect on your health and well-being. Attic mold is a silent foe, but the threat could be equivalent to a family of rodents living in your home, or even worse.

One of the basic causes of attic mold is poor ventilation. Temperature fluctuations can cause condensation, and with no way to naturally dry out the area, your attic can become an easy breeding ground for mold.

Attic mold can range in color and appearance, and while not all mold is harmful, you still can’t simply scrape off the fungus from ceilings, walls, and attic material without running the risk of inhaling or spreading the mold spores.

In this post, we are going to cover four steps to effectively remove attic mold from your Schaumburg home:« Continue »

Attic mold can grow slowly and without notice. Once it has captured its hold in a large enough area, it can cause your family and pets to fall sick. It can also grow and reach other areas of your house, causing considerable damage.

Here are the basic signs of mold that you should look out for in your Des Plaines attic:« Continue »

Regardless of whether you live in an older home in Mount Prospect or a more modern home, mold can grow anywhere.

It can grow in the walls, tiles, ceilings, or flooring, and is more predominant in moist, humid conditions and areas that get a lot of rain. As mold spreads throughout your house (and starts to grow, this can happen fairly quickly), it releases what are known as spores. Mold spores can be thought of as tiny “seeds” that the mold uses to reproduce. As family members and pets in the home breathe these spores, they are at serious risk of becoming sick.

Often times, the symptoms that appear due to breathing in mold spores can be very difficult to identify, as they can often resemble other ailments. However, there are some warning signs that you can look out for:« Continue »