By Aydan Corkern

If you move into an older home to rent and you happen to notice a window on the outside of the home, but there isn”t one in the room inside the home, you may end up with problems of mold growth that you don”t even know is there until it shows up. This shows up a lot on older homes as the landlord might do some remodeling of the home before you move in. If you buy an older home, you will need to know about all the changes done to the home by the old owners. So you might want to ask for the blue prints of that home.

This way, you will be aware of this area before the mold shows or if the mold arrives first, you will have an idea of what might be there, such as old water lines or even an old well that you never would have guessed was there. Look at the roof of the home to see if it is sunk in or falling apart because that can be caused by mold damage, as water damage comes first and the mold will set in later. Mold damage will cause odors in the home and rotting of the wood to the frames of the home. Mold grows faster in trailer homes sometimes depending on how it is made and how it is conditioned.

Older homes contain lots of moisture because it has been setting there for a while and moisture and wetness is what forms the growth of mold in home. If you go into an old home and you feel a soft spot creaking in the floor, that can be a sign of mold under in the floorboard. If you see bowed walls or ceilings, that also can be a sign of mold damage and you will have to get it checked out before you replace it. The same thing goes with the boards in the floor or in the walls. The carpets are the worst place for mold to grow because the moisture gets locked in the carpet stands where it will settle, and you will have to remove the carpet from the home and clean the floor really good.

Another bad place for unseen mold is in the old closed up chimney. Over time, it will cause the bricks to fall in or crack causing the whole house to smell. Old homes sometimes have old furniture that will have the mold inside the fabric, and these will have to be thrown out due to the fact that they will cause problems to you. Also, the mold will get in the air, which are called airborne spores, and they will land on anything that is in the home and cause mold to grow on them.

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Aydan Corkern is a writer in many fields.

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