Can I Remediate Mold Yourself?

Within the fixed sheet, you have seen that it is possible to remediate mold yourself. You may also see references to this on mold-help websites or blogs. The answer is that while it’s technically feasible to do the work yourself since you are performing much of the work with your hands in proximity to the moldy materials themselves, there are several problems with attempting to do so:

You will be breathing large quantities of toxic spores (in some cases) during removal, and many people don’t realize how incredibly bad this can be for their health; after all, everyone knows somebody who lived in a home with black mold or “musty” smells without dying or developing severe symptoms—and usually acceptable. However, nobody knows your body as you do. If you feel ill or run down, I would recommend consulting with your doctor to see if the mold may be causing this (and yes, many doctors will tell you that it can’t).

You may not know how to adequately clean up the water source so that no mold spores remain in your home, which could perpetuate a problem; when homeowners try to fix their water damage, they spread the contamination further than before…

If you don’t remove all of the moldy materials and either dispose of them properly or encapsulate them with proper barriers, then depending on where they are located in the structure, mold may come back sooner rather than later; furthermore, if you do not remove and encapsulate the remaining mold spores in your system, then you could potentially create a health hazard for any new occupants down the road. And lastly…

If the mold is associated with rotting wood, there may be additional structural issues that will become apparent once you start to open up walls or peel back floors; i.e., deteriorate often spreads from one area to another very quickly, and before you know it, entire sections of a home’s framing system can collapse on itself. That is why professional water damage restoration service companies are usually more expensive—it brings greater peace of mind knowing that they have performed hundreds of similar jobs in the past and thus have seen most anything that might come their way. In many cases, they will also provide more thorough documentation of the work performed, e.g., photos and video recordings of their assessments and the first steps to remediate mold.