Mold can be in insidious and most people don’t even realize they have it in Chicago, Elmwood Park, Evanston, Oak Park, Skokie, Wilmette, IL, and the surrounding areas. Until discovered, mold can affect your indoor air quality and slowly damage different components of your home. Once you discover mold in your property, call in the experts from The CleanUP Guys to perform mold remediation. Well mold comes in a variety of different kinds and is naturally occurring, when mold takes hold and grows it can cause a number of health effects. From difficulty breathing to uncontrolled sneezing to coughing and sore throats, mold can affect your daily life in many negative ways. It is important to take care of any mold you find as quickly as possible to prevent it from spreading and causing additional damage. Contact us today to schedule your mold inspection.
Where Does Mold Come From
Many people think that they can completely avoid mold if they just keep their location clean enough and have filters. And while this will definitely help to prevent mold from taking hold in your property, mold is naturally occurring and is always around us. It doesn’t usually cause much harm, it is when it is found in high concentrations that people notice negative health effects. And many times how people think mold get started is actually not the case in their property.
While mold infestations can certainly occur from a flooding event or from a house fire where firefighters use water to put the fire out, many times it is a slow growth from a leaky pipe or other areas where water in the right conditions meet. This is why it is important when you find mold to have an inspection to see just how widespread of an issue it is so that you know what you are dealing with.
Take Care Not to Spread Mold
When it comes to mold remediation, it becomes important to prevent the spread of mold by being careful with how the removal happens. Our team will use personal protective equipment including respirators so that they don’t get sick. We will take the time to block off the area with the mold so that we prevent the spread of mold by disturbing it. Once the mold has been removed we will also clean the air to ensure any mold spores are caught and removed as well to prevent the growth from coming back.
If you suspect that you may have mold on your property in Chicago, Elmwood Park, Evanston, Oak Park, Skokie, Wilmette, IL, and the surrounding areas, it is a good idea to call in our team at The CleanUP Guys to do a mold inspection. We can help define the extent of the mold and then perform mold remediation to remove it and provide you with a healthy environment once again. Contact us today to schedule your mold inspection.