{"id":907,"date":"2017-08-23T02:24:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T06:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/?p=907"},"modified":"2017-08-18T08:04:53","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T12:04:53","slug":"mold-home-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/23\/mold-home-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Mold in Your Home &#8211; What to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_910\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-910\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/iStock_000001004798_Small-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"What Do You Do When You Find Mold?\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/iStock_000001004798_Small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/iStock_000001004798_Small.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What Do You Do When You Find Mold?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When you suspect mold in your home, the first thing you should do is to set aside any feelings of panic or pointing fingers. There\u2019s often nobody to blame for mold problems. Mold spores exist virtually everywhere on earth, and the bare necessities for mold to grow are present in every home\u2014water, oxygen, and food.<\/p>\n<p>At Stern Mold, we educate you about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/13\/moisture-mold-three-prevention-tips\/\">how to prevent mold<\/a>, and believe that the best NYC mold removal treatment not only kills the present mold, but also keeps it from returning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mold Science 101<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For starters, here are some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kristv.com\/story\/35622851\/mold-in-your-home-everything-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">basic facts about mold<\/a> that every homeowner, apartment dweller, and landlord should know:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Mold needs oxygen, so a sealed surface cannot grow mold underneath.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Mold needs food, but its food can be wood, paper, or other bio matter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Mold needs moisture, so a holistic approach to NYC mold removal includes removing the root causes and adding dehumidifiers if necessary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Mold spores are invisible to the naked eye and can go inactive for months or years before regenerating a mold infestation if left behind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Latest NYC Mold Removal Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Household cleaners can kill visible mold, but the tiny spores will remain unless you go through one of two options:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Mold <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/mold-treatment-remediation.php\">remediation<\/a>, where a contractor rips out drywall and other infected areas<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/moldexterm-system.php\">MoldExterm<\/a>, the less expensive, less invasive solution which applies a powerful fungicide and then seals the surface so any remaining spores cannot grow new mold<\/p>\n<p>Our customer reviews demonstrate how fast, easy, and effective our NYC mold removal process is. Arm yourself with knowledge about mold, then take action and call Stern Mold for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/free-mold-treatment-quote.php\">free mold inspection<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you suspect mold in your home, the first thing you should do is to set aside any feelings of panic or pointing fingers. There\u2019s often nobody to blame for mold problems. Mold spores exist virtually everywhere on earth, and the bare necessities for mold to grow are present in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,95,5,1],"tags":[83,171],"class_list":["post-907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mold-and-your-health","category-mold-information","category-mold-remediation","category-news","tag-mold-treatment","tag-nyc-mold-specialists"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907","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=907"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":911,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907\/revisions\/911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}