Effects Of Moldy Carpet

Your carpet could even be a host for salmonella.

Effects of moldy carpet.

According to the international association of certified home inspectors mold can go unseen and is even more common in basement carpeting. The presence of mold can cause a variety of health issues but the presence of mycotoxins cause severe stomach irritation and infection. If the walls and floors in your home and basement look clean be prepared for a thorough. Exposure to high levels of household mold may trigger mold allergy symptoms.

Mold can grow virtually anywhere if the conditions are right in basements behind walls in framing on soap coated grout and other damp surfaces in carpet pads and in the carpet itself. Working or living in a building that s been exposed to excess moisture. I had stored some boxes under the grand piano and apparently the carpet had been wet at some point wet enough to allow mold to grow. Carpet mold can cause several health problems such as allergies breathing troubles asthma and bronchitis.

If your home had some flooding and the carpet was damp for more than 24 hours you probably have some mold in your carpets. The effects of living with mold. Mold growth in carpet is most commonly due to wet foot traffic especially in carpeted bathrooms. I realized i had found some mold in our living room carpet a few weeks before the labwork.

Or a leaky window or door that s allowing moisture to enter and flow downward to the floor. In the wake of hurricane katrina in 2005 much was written and discussed about the health effects of household mold.