How Do I Keep Mold From Growing in my Bathroom?

3/7/2019 (Permalink)

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How Do I Keep Mold From Growing In My Bathroom?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the bathroom is one of the most common places where homeowners first spot mold. Warm, wet and often dark, bathrooms can provide the perfect incubator for mold spores to thrive. In fact, it’s so common you may have just learned to live with it - but you don’t have to. Bathroom mildew and mold in your Romeo, TN home can be prevented if you stick to a few easy steps.

Why the Bathroom?

Mold is a fungus that favors darkness, humidity and moisture. Unsurprisingly, these are all things found in the common home bathroom. There are also lots of cracks and crevices in bathrooms, creating the perfect places for mold spores to thrive. Most common places for bathroom mildew and mold include:

• Walls and ceilings
• Bathtub grout
• Shower tiles
• Areas around faucets
  

All can become darkened by slimy or fuzzy mold, making your bathroom an uninviting place.

Stopping Mold

The key to eliminating bathroom mold is not simply cleaning it, it’s changing the bathroom environment. Start by investing in a squeegee to wipe down glass doors and tiles after each shower. This can remove excess moisture mold loves. Invest in a good bathroom fan and run it for at least 30 minutes after every shower. This cuts down on extra moisture in the air and reduces the humidity problem that leads to mold growth.

Invest in a grout sealer. This product works best on grout that’s new or newly cleaned. Apply it with a small brush to your tile grout once a year to cut down on water absorption and dry out one of mold’s favorite hiding places.

The bad news is that while bathroom mold is preventable, once it’s established, you may need professional help. If you are losing the battle against bathroom mildew and mold, talk to a mold cleanup specialist about our options sooner rather than later.