What Are the Symptoms of Living in a House With Mould?

Mould doesn’t affect people instantly, but the longer you spend around it, the worse it can make you feel, especially if you have an allergy to it.

The spores of mould can easily spread through the air, and get trapped on surfaces of your furniture, and even your clothes. We personally advise you not to be in a room with mould.

We understand that in some instances, this can not be helped and you have to use the room in question, so what are your options? There are a few that we will list for you.

• Use a mould surface cleaner, or other mould treatment products such as an anti-mould paint. If the mould returns after using this, there may be a leak in the area or inadequate insulation.
• Contact local mould removers, they will not only assess the cause but treat it too, however, this may cost more.
• Contact your landlord for them to make the enquires etc. If the landlord has highlighted issues like these as their responsibility in your tenancy agreement then you can legally ask them to take care of it. However, some landlords may take too long in doing this, so be careful with this, as it is not something you should leave.
• Enquire about the ventilation, how old is it? Is it working efficiently? Ventilation helps to remove humidity in a room, if left unchecked humidity creates condensation which is the perfect breeding ground for mould.

Can I prevent mould myself?

With a little bit of work, you can secure your home as best as possible from mould, one of these methods is making sure your ventilation is working efficiently or investing in new extractor fans.

Another method is by being conscious of humidity in a room, you can use a hygrometer to measure the moisture in a room, but opening a window when having a hot bath or shower, or opening a window/ using an extractor fan when cooking hot meals can greatly aid in the prevention of mould.

We understand not all of our readers may have the same access to ventilation systems, but there is a natural alternative, which comes in the form of a ventilation routine.

A simple ventilation routine

Ventilation routines will vary depending on the building in question, as well as the time of year and the weather, but ventilation routines are as simple as this:

• Create a clear passage for air in your home by opening doors to room (propping them open if needed) and simply open the windows in your home. It doesn’t have to be every window, but just enough for you to feel the stream of air. Do this for 20 minutes a day.

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