mold cleaning

Guide for landlords and tenants on cleaning up mold after a disaster

The big onecleaning after a disaster flooding can pose health risks. You and your family should wait to return to your home until professionals tell you it is safe, free of structural, electrical, or other hazards. Before starting the bigcleaning mold, contact your insurance company if you have a claim and take photos of the house and your belongings. Remember, drying your home and removing water damaged items is the most important step in preventing mold damage.

Is there a problem if there is there mold?

Has your house been flooded?

If this is the case and you have not managed to dry out your house (including the furniture and other objects) within 24 to 48 hours, you should assume that there is mold growth. You need to dry everythingcompletely, clean the mold and make sure there are still no moisture issues.

You can see or smell mold on clothing, drywall, furniture, cardboard boxes, or books, but it can also be hidden under or behind objects like rugs, hardwood floors, or walls.| ||73

Comment les moisissures peuvent affecter votre santé ?

Wear personal protective equipment. Wear at least an N-95 respirator, goggles and protective gloves.

Use portable generators with caution, outdoors and away from home, to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning and fires.

Make sure mold cleanup is completed before re-entering your home.

Exposure to Mold can lead to asthma attacks, eye and skin irritations, and allergic reactions. This can lead to serious infections in people with weakened immune systems. Avoid contaminated buildings and rooms that are damp and contaminated as much as possible.

Floodwater may have carried sewage or chemicals into your home. This could expose you or your family to viruses, bacteria, disease carriers (like mosquitoes), and parasites, as well as mold. To learn more about cleaning anddisinfecting, visit.

You can protect yourself and your family from exposure to mold by following these steps.

Before entering a moldy site:

• Protect yourself and your loved ones from harm.People with respiratory problems like asthma or weakened immune systems should stay away from moldy sites. Children should not participate in disaster clean-up work. Check for loose electrical lines or gas leaks. Make sure the electricity and gas are turned off. Look for sagging ceilings or floors or other structural issues. Beware of wet, muddy or slippery floors.
• Protect your mouth and nose from mold inhalation: wear at least an N-95 respirator. If you plan to spend a lot of time removing moldy objects or doing work like tearing out moldy drywall, wear a half-face or full-face respirator.
• Protect your skin. Wear protective gloves (no latex, vinyl, nitrile or rubber). Do not touch mold or moldy objects with bare hands.
• Protect your eyes. Wear glasses that provide fulleye protection. Choose glasses designed to keep dust and small particles out. Safety glasses or goggles with open ventilation holes will not protect you against dust and small particles. yeux. Choisissez des lunettes conçues pour empêcher la poussière et les petites particules d’entrer. Des lunettes de sécurité ou des lunettes dotées de trous d’aération ouverts ne vous protégeront pas contre la poussière et les petites particules.

After leaving a mold site:

• Protect yourself and your loved ones. Take a shower and change your clothes. This will help you avoid bringing mold particles and other hazards back into your current home.

Should I do the mold cleanup myself?

This job can be done too difficult or dangerous for you. It may be best to get help from experienced and qualified professionals if you can. Hire a qualified mold remediation or remediation professional led or certified by a civil engineer to inspect, repair and restore damaged areas of your home. Your state may also regulate mold remediation.

Sampling for mold is generally not recommended. Understanding the results can be difficult, and no matter what type of mold is in your home, you need to clean it and fix the moisture problem.

If I have to do it myself, how can I I do it safely?

Follow the steps:

1. Put on the personal protective equipment described above to protect your eyes, nose, mouth and skin .
2. Eliminate standing water and damp materials. Use a wet vacuum to remove water from floors, carpets and hard surfaces. Dry your house and everything in it as quickly as possible – within 24 to 48 hours if you can.
3. Open all doors and windows when working and leave as many open as possible when you leave.
   • Open interior doors, especially closets and interior rooms, to allow air to circulate to all areas. Remove doors from their hinges if necessary.
   • Open kitchen cabinets and bathroom furniture doors; remove the drawers, wipe them dry and stack them to dry.
   • Open access to the attic to allow air to circulate to the attic. Before opening the attic door, make sure nothing will fall on you.
4. When electricity can be used safely, use fans and dehumidifiers to remove humidity. Do not use fans if mold has already started to grow, as fans may spread mold.
5. Clean with water and detergent. Remove any mold you can see. Dry immediately.
6. If you use cleaning products, do not mix cleaning products together. DO NOT mix bleach and ammonia as this can create toxic fumes.
7. Painting or caulking will not prevent mold from growing. Completely resolve the water problem and clean up all mold before painting or caulking.
8. Get rid of items that cannot be cleaned and dried. Throw away anything that has been wet by floodwaters and cannot be cleaned and dried completely within 24 to 48 hours. If you wish to preserve valuable items, perform a thorough cleaning.

Safety Tips on Using Portable Generators

• If you are using a portable generator for electricity, beCAUTIONto avoid carbon monoxide poisoning and fire.
• Use portable generatorsOUTSIDE | ||163et à au moins 5 mètres des bâtiments.
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• Ne Do not place portable generators on balconies or near doors, vents or windows.
• Do not useportable generators near where you or your children sleep.
• NeverNever refuel a generator when it is hot.|| |178

Est-ce que j’ai fini le nettoyage des moisissures ?

• If you still see or smell mold, you still have work to do. After remediation, there should be no signs of water damage or mold growth.
• You may need to seek professional mold remediationpour savoir si votre problème de moisissure est complètement résolu. Comme indiqué dans la section « Dois-je le faire moi-même ? » section, l’échantillonnage pour la moisissure n’est généralement pas recommandé ; au lieu de cela, une inspection minutieuse de la zone de travail pour vérifier que le nettoyage est terminé et qu’il n’y a pas d’odeurs liées à la moisissure est généralement appropriée.
• If you have health problemsthat get worse when you return home, such as asthma, allergy attacks, or skin or eye irritation, you may still have mold.

Is cleaning deductible from the tax credit?

Cleaning from mold is deductible from thetax credit|| |195 nous sommes agréées service aide à la personne. Vous pouvez déduire les factures de nettoyage si vous avez de la moisissure sur les murs et plafonds de votre logement. Si votre salle de bain à de la moisissure au niveau de joints du carrelages vous pouvez bénéficier de 50% prise en charge en Crédit d’impôt sur votre facture.

Mold cleaning price

Le tarif d’un nettoyage de moisissure pour une salle de bain est à partir de 390€ cela comprend le lessivage des murs, plafonds et décapage des joints de carrelages.

The price of mold washing of walls in a kitchen starts at €650. This price includes degreasing and disinfection of mold.

The price for cleaning mold per m2 starts from €3 per square meter. Contact us to help you clean and wash your walls stained with mold.