When mold and mildew get out of hand there may be no choice but to open up the wall, take up the tile, or otherwise deface your property in order to get at the root of the problem. This is too bad. But it is possible with the right sort of planning and intervention, at the right time, it is possible to halt, treat, and even prevent mold without having to remodel.

And prevention is the first thing to shoot for if you are settling into a new property, for instance, and aren’t having any problems with mold yet. The first step in avoiding a trap is knowing of its existence, and where it might be set. Continue reading →