How To Clean Mold and Mildew in Log Cabins | VA Beach 23454
How To Clean Mold and Mildew in Log Cabins How To Clean Mold and Mildew in Log Cabins One of the biggest issue with log cabin owners is that many of the homes are used as weekend or vacation homes. We certainly have discovered that often times the mold dilemma is always present after a few days of disuse. We no one at the house to keep the air circulating many time moister will build up. The mold will generally look like small white mold spots on the floorboards, walls and ceiling. The worse cases youu2019ll have full blown black mold which is easy to distinguish between. Often mildew and mold can look similar that is because they are one and the same. This is good because regardless of what you call it mold or mildew the solution is the same. For years we have used bleach to clean and treat mold issues when working on log cabins. This is the poor mans solution and a quick option using a 50/50 of water to bleach will work fine to clean the surface of the wood. However , bleach will only remove the spores we can see, however, it leaves the roots of the mold intact. This means that the mold will grow back in 24-48 hours or when the environment is right. This can be only a band aide for the issue. If youu2019re looking for looking to remove the actual problem youu2019ll want to use a product like Concrobium Mold Control which contains no bleach or ammonia. What we like about this product is that you can use it to pretreat surfaces to effectively seal them against mold. This would stop the mold or mildew issues before they even start. So if youu2019re looking to buy a log cabin this would be the product to spray on your wood to seal it to preserve what you love. u201cShockwave is a concentrated ammonium chloride cleaner and disinfectant, which can be used to sanitize and treat porous surfaces, such as logs and wood treatments. Other products include Sporicidin Disinfectant Solution, Microban, and Fosters 40-80. These three are mold remediation products, which absorb into the ...
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