Does this look like mold?? Bad mold??

Question

Bathroom

http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m196/MagicUnicorn/?action=view&current=DSCN1316.jpg

Kitchen

http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m196/MagicUnicorn/?action=view&current=DSCN1313.jpg

if it is, I don't have the money to take care of it. It looks like this everywhere except the living room and the house has only one little window. Should I find a new place or is there a home remedy??

Answer 1

um get a new house or get work done to your house but when theres mold in the house usually that means CLEAN YOUR HOUSE

Answer 2

Too much moisture.  If it's coming from outside, need to fix your roof or wall leaks.  If inside, get a dehumidifier.

Answer 3

Mould will only grow on clean surfaces. Your problems is that there is not enough air circulating around your kitchen and bathroom when you have got a lot of condensation in the air. You need to make a solution of bleach and water. Spray the solution onto the mould, leave it for a while, then wash off.  Keep repeating till it goes altogether. The next time you are in the bath or shower or you are cooking and causing steam, make sure you have some ventilation around the place. People think that if you have mould growing you are dirty, in fact it is the opposite, it will not grow anywhere dirty. You just need to ventilate your home better.

Answer 4

Hello,

I suffered brain damage from toxic mold. get a specialist to come out and test it for stachybotrys mold. if its stachy you need to run run run. is the original mold source growing from inside the walls where no sunlight can reach like from a leaking pipe? if so it could be very toxic.

Answer 5

Serious mold problems require professional expertise to correct, and for good reason: Mold can be dangerous to your health and damaging to your home. Molds actually release volatile organic compounds, called microbial VOCs or MVOCs, that can cause headaches, nasal irritation and even mood changes. A few indications that your mold problem might require professional help include mold that returns despite repeated efforts to clean it, mold that has a strong smell or is black-green in color (which indicates Stachybotrys atra, one of the most health-damaging strains of black mold), and mold that has lingered after a unique yet large moisture event, such as flooding.

If your problem is manageable enough to tackle yourself, it's important to determine the point of origin. Mold won't grow without moisture, so make sure to remove all sources of water, for instance a leaky pipe inside your wall or a crack in the foundation into which water might seep, and "food" on which it might grow, such as surrounding papers and fabrics.

For smaller problems, having some tried-and-true and environmentally safe ingredients that kill mold is invaluable. Here are the best of these:

1. Australian tea tree essential oil (also known as melaleuca) is a broad-spectrum fungicide that is often used medicinally. It has a very strong smell that is too strong for some people, and if this is the case, move on to other suggestions, below. Tea tree oil is expensive, but a little bit goes a long way.

To make a mold-killing spray, place 1 teaspoon of tea tree oil in a spray bottle with 2 cups of water. Shake to blend. Spray on moldy areas and don't rinse. The smell will dissipate in a couple of days.

2. Vinegar is a mainstay of traditional cleaners and effective against mold. Use the 5 percent white distilled solution so as not to stain fabric, and use it "straight up": just add it directly into a spray bottle. Don't rinse. Vinegar is the cheapest available method of killing mold, besides direct sunlight.

The trick with these three sprays is not to rinse so the ingredients have time to do their work, but in a few days, clean up the dead mold with some soap and water.

3. Borax will also reduce some mold spores and is useful for scrubbing walls, including cement walls found in basements. Cover such areas with a mixture of 1 cup borax to 1 quart of hot water (to dissolve the borax), and let dry without rinsing. Vacuum and dust off the borax a few days later.

If you're tempted to combine borax with vinegar to get more bang for your buck, hold off. Borax and vinegar neutralize each other, so you won't get the same cleaning power as if you used the ingredients individually.

Answer 6

sorry i don't follow links from here but if it is mold it probably smells like mold and if it is you should find a new place.  bleach will get rid of mold but it won't keep it from coming back and requires good ventilation.  get someone to come look at it for you it's unhealthy.  If it's mold there is probably a leak somewhere if you can find that you may be able to stop it.

Answer 7

Sally from looking at your pictures it is mold.  The wood looks sealed with polyurethane, I would use bleach solution  3/4 cup of Clorox, liquid bleach, per gallon of water.  Bleach in not recommended for porous wood to be  effective, your wood looks sealed.  It looks as if the wood is covering AC duct.  The insulation may have gotten holes or tear creating moisture problem.   Do not mix chlorine bleach with any other household cleaner it can cause serious health problems  or death. I know you already know this but I will remind you anyway.

Good Luck to you.