How Quickly Can Mold Appear in Your Home

How Quickly Can Mold Appear in Your Home

Steve VanDenBerg Blog, mold removal

Water damage can lead to severe and costly damage in a home. Whether caused by flooding, burst pipes, or even a leaky faucet, excess moisture creates the perfect conditions for mold growth. Mold can spread rapidly, damaging your property while posing serious health risks. Beyond health concerns, mold can compromise a building’s structural integrity and ruin personal belongings, furniture, carpets, …

Clean mold out of washing machine

How to Get Mold Out of Your Washing Machine

Steve VanDenBerg Blog, mold removal

To prevent mold in your washing machine, it is important to take proactive steps to stop mold from spreading, such as cleaning the washing machine regularly. The warm, damp environment, combined with bacteria from clothes and detergent residue, creates a perfect breeding ground for mold. When mold forms, it often brings along a bad odor. The most effective way to …

Can Basement Mold Affect the Rest of My Home

Can Basement Mold Affect the Rest of My Home?

Steve VanDenBerg Blog, mold removal

Mold often appears in areas affected by moisture, particularly in basements and crawlspaces where humidity levels are high, temperatures are warm, and mold spores can rapidly multiply. Addressing mold growth as soon as it is detected is vital because the mold will continue to spread and cause additional damage. Even if the mold appears in an area that seems to …

How to Remove Mold from the Kitchen Sink

Steve VanDenBerg Blog, mold removal

Dealing with mold in the kitchen sink can be both stressful and challenging to tackle on your own. If you discover black mold under your sink, it’s crucial to address it promptly, as it poses a health risk and can cause serious damage. Ignoring mold allows it to grow and spread which only increases the risk of damage and potential …

How to Eliminate Odors from an Old Home

How to Eliminate Odors from an Old Home

Steve VanDenBerg Blog, mold removal

A musty smell can make even a beautiful old home uninviting. That “old house smell” has its source in mold spores. Mold colonies proliferate where poor ventilation, darkness, and humidity meet. Fortunately, homeowners can use these 10 tactics to eliminate unwanted odors. What causes musty odors in old homes? Old homes filled with musty odors have three things in common: …

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Physical Signs of Mold in Your Home

Steve VanDenBerg Blog, mold removal

Finding mold at your home or business can be devastating. Mold forms in moist environments, usually due to a leak or water damage, and it can cause significant property damage. The damage from mold can be very costly to fix and exposure to mold can be dangerous for your health. This is why you should always watch out for signs of mold damage in your home or building and immediately take action to remove any mold growth you find.

Prevent the Clothes in Your Closet from Smelling Musty

How to Prevent the Clothes in Your Closet from Smelling Musty

Steve VanDenBerg Blog, odor removal

Have you been opening your closet door lately to a musty, unpleasant smell? The smell of old clothes that have been left in the same space for too long can be off-putting and embarrassing. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce and eliminate those odors without throwing out all of your favorite apparel pieces. In this post, we will discuss some …

Top Places Mold Can Grow in Your Home

Top Places Mold Can Grow in Your Home

Steve VanDenBerg Blog, mold removal

Do not delay calling ServiceMaster DRR when you spot mold inside your property. Mold growth spreads rapidly and will not only cause health problems but will also destroy the structural integrity of the building materials. Our cleanup efforts will return your home to a hygienic, habitable, and mold-free condition.

Mold from Windowsills

How to Remove Green Mold from Window Sill

Steve VanDenBerg Blog, mold removal

Windowsills covered in splotches of green mold should be dealt with swiftly. Green mold, and mold in general, is hazardous to health as well as damage to building structures. Here’s how a homeowner can approach the DIY task of removing small growths of pesky green mold from windowsills. What is green mold? Green mold is any species of mold that …