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Have you recently been faced with a flooded basement or a burst pipe in your home? Do you now have to deal with mold growing on surfaces that were clean before? If you look online, you can find a lot of websites that supposedly tell you how to get rid of this mold and mildew so you might think that it's fine for you to DIY the process in your own home. This is not necessarily the case, however, for a variety of reasons. Some of the most important of these reasons are as follows:
Safety
Different sites often recommend different methods of mold removal. If one doesn't work, then you might immediately move on to trying a different method. Unfortunately, these can involve chemicals that produce toxic substances when combined. For instance, combining ammonia and bleach, even in relatively small quantities, can result in the creation of potentially deadly chlorine gases. With all of the possible chemical interactions, it really is best if you hire professionals who know what they are doing. They'll be able to get rid of the mold without causing harm to you, your family, or your home in the process.
Extent
Treating only the mold and mildew that is visible may get rid of that visible mold temporarily but may not do much in the long run. Depending on the species that are involved, there may be mold or mildew fibers running through a much wider area. Failure to treat these invisible mold areas will simply result in the mold coming back in an even larger patch in the future. A mold removal company will know exactly how large of an area needs to be treated in order to prevent the mold from returning. They'll also have the knowledge and the experience to tell you when it will be easier and cheaper, in the long run, to replace a section of a wall rather than trying to prevent mold from returning.
Cost
DIY treatments for mold removal are often touted as being cheaper than professional treatments. Initially, this may be true. But when you have to keep treating an area and the damaged area keeps getting larger and larger in spite of your best efforts, the costs are going to start to rise exponentially. Even if you are able to get rid of the mold eventually, you're almost certainly going to spend more to do it yourself than if you had simply called in professionals in the first place.
Contact a mold removal service like Bio-Remdiation of Virgina to learn more.