For those who have allergies and other illnesses mold can affect the feasibility of living in your own home, let alone the value of your property in Jacksonville Florida. Knowing when you should attempt to remove mold on your own or when to contact a professional service will be determined by the size of your problem.

If you think you may need to clean mold from your property, or are unsure if you have a mild or mildew problem, you may first want to check the damp areas of your house. This includes any drains, pipes, cellars, or basement areas. Leaks or moisture in these areas can possibly lead to mold or mildew growth. Hidden leaks inside your walls may even produce mold. Outside leaks, like those around windows, vents, or flashing can also harbor mold and mildew. Any place with condensation, such as under water heating jackets, can also be a place where mold may take root.

Mold may have already invaded your home without you even knowing it! If you believe this may be the case in your home, and are unsure, contact a professional mold removal service, or try and clean the mold yourself. Mold removal/mold remediation can be a difficult task, but mold should not ever be ignored. The problem will only get worse. Test any spots where you think that mold may occur, or seems to already be occurring. Diagnostic tools, such as moisture detectors, may help to find trouble areas. You can also buy mold test kits, or use a solution of diluted bleach to check suspect spots. The bleach solution will either turn the mold white quickly, or the mold will come back to darken the same spot again after cleaning in a few days. Once you have positively determined mold is a problem in your house, you can try to use an antimicrobial spray only after the area has been dried.

If you are still unsure about cleaning your property yourself, without the help of a professional or are unclear exactly how to attack the problem, or perhaps you are not even sure if you really have mold and mildew in unseen areas? You might want to start with hiring a professional to do an inspection of your home. If they discover you do have mold inside the walls, or somewhere in your household, they can offer you service options or information about cleaning mold and avoiding it in the future.

You can always find and attempt to clean the mold and mildew yourself, but you may not be able to find it all, identify all possible problem spots in your home, or even know the root causes. Not addressing root causes just means that mold and mildew will come back, again. The cycle must then start all over, with you inspecting, testing, and cleaning the area in question. Only a professional or inspector can help you address the root cause of mold and mildew in your particular home. Services from a professional ensure you that your home will be safe from both mold and mildew for years to come, and that any existing mold and mildew will be dealt with properly the first time.