How Hidden Mold Can Damage Your Home’s Structure

As far as uninvited guests go, mold can barge in and start making a mess, without you ever knowing it’s moved in. Triggered by a small leak or drip, mold can silently grow under floorboards or behind drywall, eating away at your home’s structure and secretly affecting your health. At MoldTech, we offer safe and effective professional mold removal in Vaughan to help homeowners evict mold — for good. While we often write about the negative effect mold has on health, that’s really only half of the story. Mold also damages your home’s structure and can compromise its integrity in just a few short months, making early detection with mold testing essential for preventing costly renovations. Whether you’re looking for attic mold removal, testing, or remediation, the MoldTech team can help! 

Understanding Hidden Mold

Mold is a living fungus, and, like all living things, it wants to survive and thrive. This leads it to growing in out-of-the-way or hidden places in the home, where it won’t be disturbed or discovered. Hidden mold therefore often grows in areas such as:

• Under carpeting.
• Behind drywall.
• In crawl spaces.
• In HVAC systems. 
• In attics. 
• Behind heavy appliances or furniture. 

Mold growth may be entirely invisible, or you may only see a small patch. However, it’s very common for homeowners to underestimate the scope of hidden mold, and a dime-sized amount may be only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. 

How Hidden Mold Damages Structure

Mold eats organic matter like wood, paper, or textiles, and the structure of our home is full of these materials. From cellulose attic insulation to wooden beams or joists, a mold infestation will, over time, weaken and degrade these necessary materials. 

This damage can cause floors and walls to buckle and warp, ceilings to sag, and stains or unsightly marks to spread. In the most severely affected properties, this can result in huge remediation and renovation costs, with whole floors or properties needing complete restoration or rebuilding. 

Signs Your Home May Have Hidden Mold

Families with household mold growth often notice: 

• Unexplained musty odours. 
• Persistent allergies or respiratory issues. 
• Water damage or leaks. 
• Discolouration on walls, ceilings, and floors. 

Unfortunately, there are many reasons besides mold that these problems occur, which is why we recommend having mold testing performed for definitive answers. 

Why DIY Mold Removal Often Fails

A very common response to indoor mold growth is to roll up the sleeves and get out the sponges — but this can cause more problems than it solves. DIY mold removal often only treats what’s visible, missing the bulk of the colony hidden deeper within the home or attic. Diy mold removal can also release spores into the air, spreading the contamination further and risking your health at the same time.

How MoldTech Can Protect Your Home

When it comes to mold growth, professional inspection and removal make a huge difference to your long-term outcomes. The MoldTech team offers safe and effective mold testing and removal in Vaughan based on the latest industry standards and guidelines. Through mold testing, we can assess the scope of any hidden or visible mold issues and prepare a comprehensive and targeted remediation plan that will work. If you need a service like attic mold removal, our remediation plan will also help you understand where and why the infestation started and how you can prevent it from recurring in the future. 

Damage to your home’s structure can be avoided by early detection and remediation. Let our friendly and tidy team help you evict mold from your home: contact MoldTech to book your mold removal in Vaughan today. 

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