Why Your Bathroom is Covered in Mold

5/16/2018 (Permalink)

Bathrooms always seem like the first places to sprout mildew. There’s a reason for this; your bathroom is often the place with the most running water passing through on a daily basis, not to mention the most steam and humidity in an enclosed space. These are ripe conditions for mildew to thrive, and they only get worse if you have a tendency to splash in the shower or if your pipes are leaking. Let’s take a look at a few ways to clean bathroom mildew from your Oklahoma City, OK home.

Removing Bathroom Mildew

One of the most likely places you’ll find mildew is in your grout. Mildew rarely grows on inorganic surfaces, but it will latch on to the organic matter in grout and turn it unsightly colors. To scrub bathroom mildew from grout, you can:

• Go natural with baking soda, lemon, and vinegar. You can either sprinkle the grout with baking soda followed by vinegar and liberal application of a scrub brush or tooth brush, or you can make a paste with lemon juice, vinegar, and baking soda before scrubbing the grout.
• Use commercial cleaning products. You can find many off-the-shelf specialized mildew cleaners available, but you can also use products such as detergent. It depends on your floors, and whether or not the tile could discolor with harsher products; if you have an older bathroom, the grout may also weaken with harsher chemicals, actually creating the opportunity for more mold to grow.
• Hire a specialist. Mildew remediation specialists can remove bathroom mildew safely and effectively without potentially damaging the tile or grout. They can also often ensure a more thorough removal, with no mildew particles or spores left behind to spread and create a new infestation.

Regardless of your method for treatment, you should tackle bathroom mildew diligently and quickly. The moment you catch sight of this infestation, do your best to contain and remove it as swiftly as possible. Visit http://www.SERVPROofsouthoklahomacity.com for more information on mold.