The Best Mold Cleaning Products for Your Home and Your Health

Mold testing can be a helpful tool but let's face it - if you have mold in your home, you already know it. It's in the little things: the whiff of moldy yuck when you descend the stairs to the basement, the black smudge on your thumb when you open up a long-closed window, the sneezing you do every morning... and the way you suddenly stop sneezing when you leave the house. It's in the black specks on the windows, the white film on the leather belts hanging in the hall closet, the weird scent you catch when you walk by the place where the water heater lives, the spongy feel of the carpet in your kid's toy closet. You don't want to know but you do. You know you have mold in your house and you suspect that you have a big problem on your hands. What should you do?

Mold Problems, Big and Small

First, determine how big your problem is. If you have mold in your shower, pfft! You know what to do. On the other hand, if you have mold on your basement wall, on your baseboards or windowsills or in the water heater closet, you probably aren't exactly sure where to start. It's daunting and a little bit scary, we know. After all, who hasn't heard about the dangers of toxic black mold by now? But ridding your home of mold is not as hard as you think - and the rewards of keeping your family healthy and maintaining the value of your home are completely worth the effort.

If your mold problem is of a manageable size - meaning you can see it and it covers less than 3' x 3' or so - you can clean it yourself (if it covers a larger space or you can smell it but cannot see it, consider calling in a professional for help). There are many cleaning products made specifically to clean mold in your home and while you could buy one of these at your local hardware store and get the job done, why not use the best mold cleaning products of all? To find them, you have only to look under your sink and pull out a non-ammonia based detergent like borax or TSP and a sponge. They're safe, non-toxic, effective, radically economical... and already in your home. Just clean it, dry it, disinfect it and get your peace of mind back!

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