Autumn is the season of changes and new colors and, very often, in the domestic environment this means a new color for its walls. When called the editor, one of the first issues that this has to face concerns mold, an annoying and harmful enemy for individuals who live the house. When the mold appears, it is necessary to intervene in a completely timely manner because, its propagation, could create serious problems. In the first stains of mold, it is necessary to intervene, because in terms of progressive phenomenon, it could also prove to be the consequence of serious structural problems. Before whitewashing the house you have to careful inspection of the walls, intervening on the mold and only at the end intervene with the color. But why does the mold appear? Mold is a real living roommate, an organism that grows and feeds and that must not be treated like a simple stain. The mold reproduces, and it is for this reason that it must be understood as a dangerous phenomenon: in a small black surface, about 50,000 spores can be nestled, each of which can generate millions of new bodies. All this is highly antigenic, frightening and grows proportionally to the humidity of the environment in which it is located. Let's see then, How to remove the mold on the walls!
The management of mold on the walls
The steps to be taken when you notice the generated mold are substantially two. First of all, it is necessary to eliminate the outermost layer of mold and, immediately after, understand the origin of the mold itself, analyzing the cause that caused the formation.
To surface eliminating the mold you have to remove stains with the baking soda: this must be thought of as a natural bleaching detergent, thanks to 2 abundant spoons of baking soda diluted in hot water, you can get your natural disinfectant. This will begin to threaten the resistance of mold. A compound of baking soda, water and lemon juice can also give rise to new solutions, creating a natural antibacterial shield. The mixture should be placed directly on the wall for a few minutes.
Following after the baking soda, the vinegar is positioned, which must be diluted in about a liter and a half of hot water: with a spray dispenser it will be necessary to spray the mixture on the wall and remove the mold with a disposable cloth.
Finally, a strong and immediate solution is bleach, for the most difficult stains to be eliminated. Even if the baking soda and vinegar are excellent allies, the artificial power of bleach has no equal in the stainless terms. A solution based on water and bleach, with a 30 -minute installation, will send away all the possible and imaginable stains, however, the operation must be performed several times before obtaining a brilliant effect. Finally, it is always advisable, during this treatment, to use special gloves and mask while maintaining the windows open and allowing continuous recycling of the air, because bleach remains a substance whose inhalation should not be promoted.
Before whitewashing the walls: what to do?
To create a shield against possible unpleasant returns, oxygenated water can also be applied, which represents a solution 10 times more advantageous than bicarbonate and vinegar. Alternatively, if you always want to follow the path of the home-Made, then you can try the tee essential oil: by means of the antibacterial properties of which it is made and thanks to its anti-Funghi skills, the Tea Tree Oil is A valid remedy against mold growth. The mixture must be made with 100ml of vinegar, about 13 drops of oil and, finally, you have to vaporize the mixture on the wall waiting for it to take effect.
Aggressive mold solutions: how to eliminate it with chemicals?
If you don't like it very much with natural methods, then you can use more aggressive products. All so -called "chemical" products whose basic component is sodium hypochlorite, are excellent for acting against mushrooms, algae and molds from the walls. These formulas that are usually ready for the application, are extended along the contaminated surface and are left to rest for a time of about 48 hours. After the microflora has been demolished, we must intervene by brushing the excess layers with force and removing every single residue, before starting to paint their room.
The pre-pure anti-mold protocol: what to do?
Arrived so far we must go from theory to practice and act on the opportunity to finally paint our walls. After eliminating the mold, it is always recommended to activate a healing and simultaneously preventive strategy. After the elimination, it will be necessary to apply, through the instrument of the roller and a restoration for walls, which can eliminate the infestations and can bind new proliferations. After that you have to clean the wall and carefully cure the surface concerned. Following it will be necessary to apply a product with fixative, acrylic properties and anti -mold, facilitating the absorption of future painting which will be applied.
After carrying out this long and laborious procedure, it must be intervened so that the mold does not recover and, therefore, keep the humidity under the 55%threshold. How? By maintaining its environment constantly recycling air, making sunlight enter, because mold loves the darkness very much and not causing forzing thermal changes.
It may seem trivial, but it is these small everyday precautions that prevent the management of a persistent and long problem to be cured as the presence of mold. Unless in fact there are no broken pipes or serious structural problems, avoiding the ascents of humidity in their domestic environments is truly a children's game. And are you ready to paint the whole house again and give it a fresh and clean flavor?
