Posts Tagged ‘Mold in Childs Bedroom South Florida’

Allergies related to mold exposure

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Chances are that you have encountered mold at one point in your life. From a leaky bathroom faucet to an old loaf of bread, mold can grow in many places. Unfortunately, allergies related to mold exposure are a serious problem for many people. It is estimated that 10% of Americans are allergic to mold.

Symptoms of a mold allergy include dizziness, nose bleeds, nausea, difficulty breathing and skin rashes. In serious cases of overexposure, mold can even cause death. If you suspect that you are allergic to mold, check with your doctor for a mold allergy skin test.

The first step in treating a mold allergy is eliminating exposure. If that is not possible, your doctor might recommend antihistamine medications or a series of allergy shots to help reduce symptoms.

Unfortunately, detecting mold in your home can be difficult. Mold can grow year-round in many types of environments. When mold grows in a visible location, it is apparent to the naked eye in the form of brown or black spots. However, it can also grow in places that you are unlikely to see, such as closets, refrigerator door gaskets, air conditioner units and carpets.

If you suspect that your home is harboring dangerous mold allergens, it’s time to call in the professionals. A water, mold and fire restoration company can assess the extent of the damage in your home and repair any damage that has been done. After a professional restoration company has completed the task, you can rest assured that your home is mold-free.

The cost of professional water, mold and fire restoration varies depending on the extent of the job. Be sure to check your homeowner’s insurance to see if the work is covered under you policy.

Once the experts have cleared your home of mold, be sure to keep up regular maintenance to ensure a mold outbreak does not occur again. Keep an eye out for leaks, and inspect windows and doors regularly to ensure that unwanted moisture cannot enter your home.

Call us today for a free consultation 800-516-8059 or by email at: info@superrestoration.com

In your service,

Rene Vargas
Super Restoration
1 800 516 8059

Mold Education

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Although it isn’t as obvious as water or fire damage, home owners should be on the lookout for mold damage. Not only does it cause unpleasant, musty smells throughout a home, some molds can cause serious health risks. The longer mold is allowed to sit, the more extensive the damage can become. Mold damage will significantly lower the resale value of a home and may require heavy repairs to correct if allowed to grow out of control.

When Am I At Risk For Mold Damage?

Mold is most common in areas that are hot and damp or otherwise humid. This can naturally occur due to summer heat or rain, particularly in homes with inferior insulation. Natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods are also common causes of mold damage. Mold can also be the result of unnoticed leaks or poor plumbing.

What Are The Signs Of Mold Damage?

Mold and mildew tend to produce a very distinctive musty odor. Different types of mold are more pungent than others. It will also produce spores that can be seen floating in the air. These spores can cause allergies to act up, sometimes severely. Other signs of mold include white or black spots growing on walls or ceiling tiles.

Not only mold is readily visible. It can be growing behind walls or within surfaces for some time before becoming apparent on the surface. The dangerous health effects of mold can still persist even if it can not be seen.

What Are The Dangers Of Mold Damage?

Most types of mold will cause only minor allergenic problems. However, some types of mold can release “mycotoxins”, which can cause severe and persistent health problems to all who are exposed. Symptoms include headaches, nausea, and severe respiratory distress.

If you feel that your home has a mold or fungus problem, contact a professional immediately to help clean the affected area. By hiring a cleaner, you can ensure that knowledgeable, skilled workers will attend to your mold damage and insure that your home is clean and safe for your family. Don’t let mold damage ruin your home or health! Call today to get rid of the mold and get on with your life.

Call us today for a free consultation 800-516-8059 or by email at: info@superrestoration.com

In your service,

Rene Vargas
Super Restoration
1 800 516 8059

Warning! Avoid Mold in Your Child’s Bedroom

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Dear Reader,

We’ve all heard the stories about “black” mold in the media and how dangerous it can be. Many people believe that’s a problem in old, dilapidated houses. True enough but any house can be susceptible to mold growth. It doesn’t take walls covered with it for it to present a health concern. Children with compromised immune systems are especially vulnerable but any child can suffer from the effects. Super Restoration can help with these troubles.

Does your child have allergy trouble? Asthma? Does he or she seem to always have some sort of cold?

Mold present in your home can cause all of those problems. It’s just one more thing their bodies have to fight off. Especially during the flu season when immune systems need to be at top efficiency. Mold in their bedroom is just not an option.

Companies such as Super Restoration are able to deal with your mold problems on an emergency basis if necessary. They can deal with mold removal and also restore your home in such a way as to help prevent another recurrence of dangerous levels of mold. It can’t be kept out completely but it can be controlled.

Super Restoration has equipment such as HEPA vacuum cleaners to rid the floors and furniture of mold spores. They can also do work such as installing humidity control devices for your furnace, seal air leaks to prevent build up of moisture and take away mold’s preferred stagnant air conditions. Super Restoration can remodel and repair any walls that have been harboring mold growth or are at danger of harboring mold growth due to flooding or other major or minor problem with your home.

Studies done by the Mayo Clinic have identified mold as the causative factor in chronic sinusitis in 37 million Americans. Is your child one of these? Mold is also implicated in an increase in childhood asthma. Are you one of those parents that has had to sit with your child in the ER with an asthma attack? Do you have to be ready with a nebulizer when your child can’t breath at night due to asthma?

A company like Super Restoration can take care of all these problems with the skills of experience. You don’t want to discover you child has been suffering unnecessarily from mold in their bedrooms and then have an ill equipped company handle your problem. You want it gone. You want your child to sleep safely without having to worry about breathing problems, coughing, poor health or risking the health of a child who already is dealing with a compromised immune system.

Get the mold out and sleep well at night knowing your child is too.