Keeping Mold Out of the Kitchen and Bathroom

After spending a long day at work, two of the first things people do when they get home are eating and bathing. No matter what social class you belong to, this is a pretty normal routine and most people expect their kitchens and bathrooms to be clean, but we all know that this usually is not the case unless there is a maid in the home. One of the worst things that you can find in your bathroom or kitchen, though, is mold. Dirty laundry or an un-mopped floor cannot hold a candle to the problem that mold can present to your home and to your family. There are some things that you can do to prevent mold, though.

If you have carpet in your bathroom, have it taken up and tile put down under it if there is not any. The toilet or the bathtub will eventually overflow and if you do not get it soaked up with towels or by any other means as soon as possible, your carpet will absorb all this water and so will the floor underneath it. If you have tile under the carpet, you are a little better off, but it is still a bad idea to have carpet in the bathroom.

One thing that you should have in both the bathroom and the kitchen is a vent to allow steam to escape the room while bathing, showering, or cooking on the stove. Boiling water or just generally cooking anything will give off steam into the air and this will stick to your cabinets, wall, and ceiling.

If you have wet rags or towels from the kitchen or the bathroom, it is not a good idea to just throw them into the closest dirty laundry closet and just leave them there. If left there for more than 24 hours, mold can start to grow. Avoid this by using a plastic laundry basket for these items and washing whatever is in it regularly. Putting them in the basket will help prevent mold from growing on your floor or walls, but it will not stop mold from growing on the clothes in the basket if you leave it there long enough.

Mold is also a problem with produce like fruit and vegetables. These should be refrigerated if you have the room and if you find mold growing on anything, it should be thrown away immediately before it has a chance to contaminate anything next to it.


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