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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!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Bleach...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    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.

  • 1 decade ago

    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.

  • 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.

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  • 1 decade ago

    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!

  • 1 decade ago

    BLEACH is the only thing which will get the mold off. but the best thing you can do is to tare the whole thing out and start over. the mold is not good for your are your family. You need to stop it now. if anyone has any allergies then things can be really bad.

  • 1 decade ago

    Unfortunately, you may need to replace the infected area. This will ensure that you get all of the mould and that it won't continue to spread. If the mould has penetrated the drywall, it may cover a larger area than you think, so I'd definitely recommend replacing that small area to save you a larger job down the road. If you have no experience working with drywall, you may want to consider hiring someone to do it. The job involves patching, taping, mudding, sanding, and painting, which can be a little overwhelming for the average do-it-yourselfer

  • 1 decade ago

    You can use bleach in a spray bottle and let it soak on the mold for about 30 minutes...that should take away the mold

    Source(s): My mom taught me this...lol
  • 1 decade ago

    I have an acrylic tub. I was in Lowes Home improvement one day and asked the floor clerk for something to clean my tub. She suggested easy-off fume-free oven cleaner. I thought she was kidding until I tried it myself. I sprayed it on and let it sit for a few hours and the buildup came right off with a rinse. I don't know how it will do on mold but it did clean good.

  • 1 decade ago

    ~clean it up as good as u can, with some mold/mildew cleaner. then , once that is rinsed away, spray it with bleach. repeat the bleach several times over the next few days.

  • 1 decade ago

    Mix chlorine with water and put in a spray bottle. Then spray on the mold. it will dissapear immediately

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