Dehumidification

Mold spores are always in the air. They are a natural part of any local ecosystem. And when there’s enough moisture where spores have landed, mold begins to grow. This is an especially high risk in any home where there has already been some form of water damage and mold is ready to thrive. This is where mold dehumidification comes in.

Whether your home has just flooded or you have already been through mold remediation, keeping your home dry is critical to discouraging the growth of new mold. In fact, right after a flood or leak is when mold dehumidification is most vital. There are several DIY ways that can help dry out your house and keep it dry, but mold remediation services can also help you with purpose-build mold dehumidification units and services designed to discourage mold growth while existing colonies are dealt with.

Dehumidification Unit
A mold dehumidification unit is a super-powered dehumidifier. It is larger than a home dehumidifier with a more powerful mechanism and a larger reservoir tank for water removed from the air. When you’re dealing with soaked floors, walls, or furniture, a powerful dehumidification unit can be essential to moving the moisture out of your home before mold has a chance to really get growing.

Ceiling Fans & Floor Fans
Fans are remarkably useful when it comes to combatting mold and keeping it at bay. Homes that have experienced flooding often rely on fans to increase air circulation and help dry out once-saturated materials. Fans can be particularly important if you have a basement that floods occasionally and need to dry it out quickly when flooding occurs.

Fans can also serve to keep a home dry and well-ventilated when there is not a heightened risk of mold. A simple distribution of ceiling fans throughout a house twirling lazily can significantly increase the overall mold-discouraging airflow through the home. Occasionally airing out your home with large box fans is another effective method to ensure that no dark, damp corners are going un-dried by the powered wind.

Dehumidifiers
The next powerful tool is a simple dehumidifier. These are exactly what they sound like – a device that pulls humidity out of the air and collects it in a water tank. Every now and then, the tank needs to be emptied so the machine can fill it back up again. Dehumidifiers do something that fans cannot do, which is actually to pull water right out of the air. For high-humidity climates, this is sometimes your best option for keeping your home’s air and ambient moisture at a mold-resistant level.

Exhaust Fans
Exhaust fans were designed to take moisture out of the house precisely so that it doesn’t build up indoors and infuse the walls with moisture and/or cooking oils. These fans sometimes lead out through the roof or out through the side of an outer wall to carry moisture away from the home instead of trapping it inside.

• Bathroom Exhaust Fans. Bathroom exhaust fans are meant to take the steam from showers out of the house straight up through the roof, reducing the chance of bathroom mold. The cleaner and more powerful your bathroom fan, the more effectively it will do this job. Often, replacing an old bathroom fan can work wonders in reducing moisture accumulation.
• Stove Hood Exhaust. Kitchen exhaust fans ideally should do the same with steam, aerated oil, and fumes from cooking. These are usually built into the hood of your stove, the metal contraption that stretches over the top, containing both your stove light and the fan. The fan should connect to an exhaust channel out through the roof. But sometimes, the fan isn’t connected to an exhaust channel and the hood just breathes the fumes up onto the kitchen ceiling. Make sure you have a real kitchen exhaust.
• Dryer Exhaust. Dryer exhaust tubes are designed to send the moisture from drying clothes outside. If it doesn’t point outside, mold may try to grow near the exhaust instead. Always cut a hole for dryer exhaust or use the existing exhaust channel. This will ensure that warm damp laundry air does not promote new mold indoors.

The best tool in your toolbox is expert mold remediating. If your home has recently flooded or experienced a leak, a professional mold remediation team like Twin Home Experts can help you build a plan that will kill any current mold and keep new mold at bay. Whether you have already gotten rid of mold once or you’re making sure your first mold remediation is your last, you need experts who know how to fight and stop mold with the right cleaning and dehumidification techniques.

No one who has fought a mold infestation in the past wants to repeat that experience again. And you shouldn’t have to. With expert mold dehumidification, among other techniques, you will be able to reduce the humidity in your home and increase the anti-fungal properties to ensure that no new mold growths can take hold inside your house. If you are currently dealing with a mold infestation, cleaning up after mold treatment, or working on preventing mold, we can help. Contact us today to find out more about how Twin Home Experts mold remediation can help your unique fight against home mold.