Interested in Your Own Personally Branded Magazine? Click Here!

Want to customize this content for your business?

Learn More

Categories

  • Home
  • Decor
  • Real Estate
  • Life & Culture
  • Food & Recipes
  • Holiday & Entertaining

  • Printables
  • Videos


General

  • About the Magazine
  • Advertise
  • Copyright
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Careers


Editorial

  • Editorial Calendar
  • Issue Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Pitch an Idea

American Lifestyle Magazine Logo
  • Home
  • Decor
  • Real Estate
  • Life & Culture
  • Food & Recipes
  • Holiday & Entertaining
  • Search
  • Follow
  • 0 Heart
  • |
  • Food & Recipes Categories
    • All Recipes (763)
    • Appetizers (139)
    • Breakfast (63)
    • Cooking Tips (41)
    • Desserts (219)
    • Dinner (229)
    • Drinks (59)
    • Gluten Free (9)
    • Healthy (68)
    • Lunch (7)
    • Quick & Easy (60)
    • Vegan (35)
    • Vegetarian (53)
Dinner | Mar 20, 2023

Kimchi Grain Bowl

  • Holiday & Entertaining Categories
    • Celebrate (2)
    • Christmas (83)
    • Easter (14)
    • Entertaining (40)
    • Fall (11)
    • Father’s Day (6)
    • Halloween (29)
    • Hanukkah (17)
    • July 4th (34)
    • Mother’s Day (8)
    • New Year’s (23)
    • Spring (2)
    • St. Patrick's Day (11)
    • Summer (1)
    • Thanksgiving (36)
    • Valentine’s Day (5)
    • Winter (12)
Family & Pets | Dec 14, 2022

Customize Your New Year’s Eve Celebration

  • Decor Categories
    • Crafts & DIY Projects (279)
    • Curb Appeal (6)
    • Decorate (73)
    • Interior Design (87)
Interior Design | Mar 17, 2023

How to Celebrate Spring with the Pantone Color of the Year

Interior Design | Mar 8, 2023

The Wonder of Woodworking

Interior Design | Feb 1, 2023

Houston, We Have a Rebuild

  • Real Estate Categories
    • Buying & Selling (203)
    • Home Trends (23)
    • Staging (21)
    • Your First House (34)
Staging | Feb 13, 2023

Put Your Best House Forward

Decor | Nov 14, 2022

Design Trends to Follow in 2023

Real Estate | Sep 23, 2022

How to Shop for a Home Loan

  • Life & Culture Categories
    • Editorial (314)
    • Family & Pets (206)
    • Finances (34)
    • Health (159)
    • Travel (253)
Editorial | Mar 17, 2023

The Magic of Moonbows

Travel | Mar 14, 2023

Blazing a Golf Trail

Cleaning | Feb 28, 2023

Detail Your Car like a Pro

  • Home Categories
    • Cleaning (44)
    • Organizing (48)
    • Home Improvement (124)
    • Outdoors & Gardening (90)
Outdoors & Gardening | Mar 2, 2023

Prepping Your Home for Spring

Cleaning | Feb 28, 2023

Detail Your Car like a Pro

Home Improvement | Jan 18, 2023

4-Week Home-Improvement Challenge

Follow us on social media today!

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

How to Prevent Mold in Your Home

Home Improvement | By Lauren DePiero | 1 Likes
SHARE
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn More

It’s hard enough trying to stay cool during the humid summer months without having to worry about mold in your home. With the added moisture in the air, our homes are more susceptible to mold growth. Luckily, we can prevent mold in the home before it even becomes a problem.

woman against wall painting, wall, paint, blue, setting paint, roller

If you’re looking for big-picture actions you can take to prevent mold growth long-term:

Use mold-resistant products when setting up your home

If you’re in the process of building, renovating, or moving into your home, take advantage of this time to install mold-resistant products if you live in a particularly humid climate. Opt for plastic, metal, and glass items and surfaces rather than wood, which is susceptible to mold. You should also invest in moisture-resistant drywall, which has a core covered in fiberglass rather than paper to repel water. If you want to go the extra mile, you can even paint your home with paint that contains mildewcide to prevent mold growth.

 

Make sure water flows away from the home

This might be a more complex issue to tackle, but the ground area around your home should slope away from its foundation. If the ground tilts toward your house, water could flood into your basement. If you’re building a home, consider this issue before construction begins.

 

gutter filled, leaves, fall, unclean, full gutter, rain, autumn, gutters

When you’re already settled in your home and looking for day-to-day maintenance to prevent mold:

Keep the roof gutters clean

If you have a leaky roof, mold could start growing in your home. Make sure that you hire someone to clean out and inspect your gutters periodically. They should be replaced from time to time, as per a professional’s recommendations, to prevent mold growth. Check to see if there are stains on your gutters after a rainy day because this indicates leakage.

 

Green shutters around window of outside home

Ventilate  

Make sure you continuously ventilate your home. Turn on your air conditioner and use a dehumidifier during humid weather. You should also make sure that these objects are not creating humidity in your home, making sure to check and clean them as directed by the manufacturer. For improved ventilation, you can also open a window when you’re cooking or showering and run exhaust fans whenever you’re using a lot of water.

 

Keep condensation in check  

Check the areas of your home that could produce a large amount of condensation, like windows, metal pipes, and concrete walls. If your home doesn’t have proper insulation installed, now is the time to insulate your home, specifically the areas susceptible to condensation.

 

spill, wet, clean up, chocolate, brown, slow motion, mess

Dry all spills

If you spill water on the carpet or rain leaks into your basement, make sure to immediately take care of the problem. Dry up the floor and replace carpets, bedding, or furniture, if necessary. You should also avoid leaving wet clothes in the washing machine, opting to hang them outside to dry. Mold thrives in warm, dark areas like the inside of the washing machine. 

 

Gardener holding plant

Protect your plants

If you keep plants in your home, make sure you’re protecting them against mold growth. Mold often grows in your plants’ soil, and you can add Taheebo tea to the water you use on your house plants. The oil in the tree that makes Taheebo tea prevents mold growth, and you can find it in a natural food store.

 

Measure humidity

Go out to the hardware store and buy a moisture meter. You can use this to measure the indoor humidity in your home. Levels should stay between 30 and 60 percent. If you don’t want to purchase a tool to help you measure humidity, keep your eyes open for signs of high humidity. If you notice a lot of condensation on windows, pipes, and walls, make sure to dry these areas right away and try to find out where the moisture is coming from so that you can take care of it. Pay special attention to the exterior of your home after there’s been a storm or multiple rainy days.

 

Gloved hand scrubbing tiled bathroom wall with sponge

Clean often  

Make sure to clean your home at regular intervals to keep mold from growing on household surfaces. You should make sure to frequently wash and disinfect plastic, metal, glass, stone, tile, and all other hard surfaces in your home. Dry these surfaces right after cleaning them. Also, dust and vacuum often to keep dust and dirt from building up on your furniture, carpets, and curtains, as household mold often grows on dust.

Take these steps to ensure that your home is protected from mold growth during the humid months of the year.

5843 Views

This article is tagged in:

CleaningHealthyHealthy LivingHome AdviceHome ImprovementHome SafetyMoldSafety

Related Posts

Home | Feb 28, 2023

Detail Your Car like a Pro

Home | Jan 18, 2023

4-Week Home-Improvement Challenge

Home | Jan 6, 2023

Value-Adding Winter Home Improvements

Home | Nov 11, 2022

A Guide to Post Holiday Cleanup

Food & Recipes | Sep 7, 2022

Tofu Scramble

Popular Posts

can-planters-card
Decor | Mar 25, 2020

Make Your Own Can Planters

Home | Jul 8, 2021

Tips for Redesigning Your Patio Space

Life & Culture | Feb 17, 2020

Trash vs. Recycle: Do You Know When to Trash it?

spring-cleaning-countdown
Home | Mar 23, 2021

Spring-Cleaning Countdown

Real Estate | Dec 14, 2017

House Selling Checklist


You may also like:

can-planters-card
Crafts & DIY Projects | Mar 25, 2020

Make Your Own Can Planters

Outdoors & Gardening | Jul 8, 2021

Tips for Redesigning Your Patio Space

Health | Feb 17, 2020

Trash vs. Recycle: Do You Know When to Trash it?

spring-cleaning-countdown
Cleaning | Mar 23, 2021

Spring-Cleaning Countdown

Buying & Selling | Dec 14, 2017

House Selling Checklist

home office with white furniture
Health | Mar 30, 2020

Everyone Is Working From Home—Here’s How to Do It Effectively

decorating-basics
Interior Design | Jun 9, 2020

These Tips Are Your North Star For Home Decorating

Share on Social Media

Our mission is to deliver entertainment that inspires and motivates our readers, encouraging them to follow their passions as they explore new horizons.

© 2023 American Lifestyle Magazine

General
  • About the Magazine
  • Advertise
  • Copyright
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Careers
Editorial
  • Editorial Calendar
  • Issue Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Pitch an Idea
Categories
  • Home
  • Decor
  • Real Estate
  • Life & Culture
  • Food & Recipes
  • Holiday & Entertaining
Follow Us
Facebook Pinterest Instagram Youtube

Customize this content for your business!

Learn More

,