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heysanj75
Lv 4
heysanj75 asked in Home & GardenMaintenance & Repairs · 1 decade ago

Is their someone I can call to test for mold in my bathroom?

If I open the door to my bathroom I can smell the moisture and it smells moldy. I keep the fan running all the time and I have Rid-X in their as well. Is their anyway a professional can come out and tell me exactly where the mold is growing, like on which wall or whatever? And who would I call? Who does jobs like that? Do they have special sensors that tell them where its growing? I checked my fan and it works terrific. I held some toilet paper up to it and it held it. I have no windows in their. Help me!!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    You can find mold 'remediators' in the yellow pages - look under Snake Oil.

  • Stuk4usa
    1 decade ago

    First, check to see if the fan runs as well with the bathroom door closed as it does with the door open. If the fan is not exhausting that well with the door closed you need check to see if there is about a 3/4 to one inch space between the threshold and bottom of the door. If not cut off about 3/4 to one inch of the door above the floor so the air can enter the room with the door closed.

    Also, make sure the door is left open when you are not using the room so as much air as possible will circulate to reduce the moisture in the room, especially after using the shower or tub.

  • kingsley
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I can't recommend anyone, BUT,...be very careful when you do hire someone. They just did a segment on 20/20 last month about the crooks out there making folks spend thousands of dollars for nothing. The hidden camera was used and the producers put ladies black eye mascara around the bathroom edge and these guys looked at it and told these people they needed to spend around $3,000 to get rid of this non existant "mold". So the bottom line is....be careful.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    where does that fan exhaust to? I hope it's outside, not just a ceiling joist area.

    rest assured the moisture is created by showers and baths, and you need air exchanges to remove the moisture.

    Source(s): poob
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