How to Get Rid of Mould - Mistakes to Avoid How to get rid of mould - Mistakes to Avoid | Page 13

Jones, CEO of Biological Health Services, told HuffPost Australia mould can grow anywhere
where there is available water, the right temperature and a food source.
You'll commonly find them in bathrooms that have inadequate ventilation, ground floor
apartments with poor insulation resistance which show condensation and following unexpected
water from leaking roofs, a plumbing defect, or from dilapidation of buildings," Jones said. "Any
building material that can become damp and similarly any non-porous surface like tiles and
grout which become damp regularly can provide the right adhesion for the mould to grow."
Jones explains approximately 60 percent of homes have a water problem each year meaning
they are likely to have the conditions where a mould allergy could become a realistic problem.
Why is the presence of mould worse in winter?
While in winter we try to make our homes warmer in an environmentally friendly manner,
homes with poor thermal insulation resistance (the ability of heat to transfer from hot to cold)
are losing heat inside the house through windows and window frames, causing condensation.
Jones refers to this process as the 'Coke can effect'."In summer if you have a cold can of coke
you'll get beads of condensation on that, especially when you go outside into the heat, and that
will turn to liquid," Jones said."In winter when you are heating your house, if it's cold outside
and the warm air inside hits your window glass, you'll get condensation forming like the Coke
can effect." This buildup of condensation can dampen walls and carpet surrounding the window
-- and if the window frames are wooden, you're almost guaranteed mould will begin to