how do you get black mold off of bathroom walls?
We have a 100-year old home and the bathroom isn't very well ventilated...black mold is starting to form, along with the pinkish mold/mildew as well, help!
We have a 100-year old home and the bathroom isn't very well ventilated...black mold is starting to form, along with the pinkish mold/mildew as well, help!
Anonymous
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Bleach...
Anonymous
Well, the bleach thing, the mold always comes back. You need to stop the mold now. It can make you sick. Two words Stoccus Boccius You should pull off the drywall, you can put the kind up there that is good for areas like that, we put some in my bathroom bc it has no windows or a fan. You can also go over it with mold-resistant paint. Really, if you don't want to tear it all out you can do a quick fix bleach and paint it with that stuff but just know that mold could be growing inside the wall and moving into another room. Better to tear off that piece of wall to at least see where it is. Once it spreads, that's a lot of rennovating.
Shannon A
first, go around the room and press your fingertip hard against the wall in several places, especially where you see the mold growth. If any spots feel softer than the rest, the moisture has most likely begun to rot your drywall, and it will need to be replaced.
If not, get yourself a spray bottle and a ventilation mask. In the spray bottle mix 1 part bleach with 10 parts water. Put your mask on, and spray your walls well, then let them dry. that should kill the mold if it's only on the surface of the walls.
victims_of_the_dark
Black mold growing on bath walls can be treated with bleach (a cup to a gallon), and washed with a strong detergent. Walls can be then repainted. Though the bleach will kill the mold, it may not remove the black pigment associated with it.
find out exactly what type of black mold it is, some are more harmful to your health than others.
shrades77
I would actually get a contractor in to help take care of this. Black mold can be very hazardous to your health, and will probably return if you just "get it off the walls." The contractor may be able to install a fan or something in your bathroom, and either use a special treatment to get rid of the mold and seal the walls/studs to prevent further mold treatment, or replace the drywall and start fresh.
Good luck!