{"id":18,"date":"2014-08-25T03:00:23","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/?p=18"},"modified":"2014-08-23T08:52:42","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T12:52:42","slug":"the-real-problem-with-mold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/25\/the-real-problem-with-mold\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Problem with Mold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_20\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/MP9004308521.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20\" class=\"wp-image-20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/MP9004308521-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mold Where It Should Be\" width=\"200\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/MP9004308521-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/MP9004308521.jpg 751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mold Where It Should Be<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mold suffers from a bad reputation, but it actually serves a valuable purpose outdoors. It acts as Mother Nature&#8217;s recycler, breaking down organic materials \u00a0like dead trees. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/mold\/moldguide.html\" target=\"_blank\">problem with mold<\/a> arises when stray spores drift indoors and latch onto a damp surface.<\/p>\n<p>You actually encounter mold nearly every day, although you&#8217;re not aware of it due to the microscopic size of the spores. The reason they become a problem indoors is because there&#8217;s not enough ventilation to diffuse the spores as there is outside.<\/p>\n<p>Once mold becomes established indoors, you&#8217;re at risk for a wide variety of health problems. Most of them are allergic reactions affecting\u00a0the upper-respiratory system, such as sneezing and itchy, watery eyes. Inhaling mold can cause irritation in the nose, throat and lungs even in non-allergic individuals. Coming in contact with a mold infestation can also cause a skin rash.<\/p>\n<p>Mold can be harmful to the health of your home or building as well. It can begin decomposing surfaces just as it does with outside materials. For instance, a leak in a wooden window can cause the frame to rot. Negative effects include increased energy costs and expensive window replacements.<\/p>\n<p>If you suspect you have a mold problem, you may be picturing the drastic process of traditional remediation which involves physically removing any affected surfaces. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/moldexterm-system.php\" target=\"_blank\">innovative MoldExterm system<\/a>\u00a0safely and effectively removes mold and adds a polymer sealer to prevent future infestations. The process is usually completed with a day, causing less interruption to your daily activities. Call 888.887.8376 to schedule a free mold inspection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mold suffers from a bad reputation, but it actually serves a valuable purpose outdoors. It acts as Mother Nature&#8217;s recycler, breaking down organic materials \u00a0like dead trees. The problem with mold arises when stray spores drift indoors and latch onto a damp surface. You actually encounter mold nearly every day,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[6,11,10],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mold-and-your-health","category-news","tag-mold","tag-mold-extermination","tag-mold-spores"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}