Nothing disfigures the bathroom so much as a bed. The black spots on the ceiling, in the foyer on the tile. How do you make sure that the mold in your bathroom will not be able to find it?

the fungal growth begins from a small point, but it is quickly expanding, says Jos Houbraken, a researcher at the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, the netherlands. “It depends on several factors like how fast it is growing. When we were in the lab, then we may, within one week, and a good mold to have. In practice, it is a little harder to deal with.”

It can be used in each and every house is created, according to Richard Piké, the owner of a schimmelbestrijdingsdienst. Mold hung in the air, and leave their traces. In places where the humidity is high, can mold start to grow and they are growing larger and larger.

They are the cause of a musty odour in your home, and just for the health benefits. Fungi may cause lung diseases, asthma may cause or make it worse, according to municipal health service Amsterdam, the netherlands.

the Fungus in Piké, in each and every house. In modern houses with mechanical exhaust ventilation and the windows are always open, but especially in older homes with no window and the extractor. According to the Piké these moulds are most often in the bathroom. “I go in every day only by mail, for ten requests, and also over the telephone, and in particular, to the bathroom.”

most often, he sees the black housemould’. It grows when there is poor ventilation, heat, and fluid accumulation.

the Bathroom is not a favorite place for fungi

to prevent mildew, you must, in accordance with Piké so it’s something to do with the amount of moisture in the room. This is done by a mechanical extraction system, to install and to open the windows.
Fungi can be found in the short Turn and the windows and doors open while in the shower. Install a mechanical ventilation. Put it in the bathroom, by yourself, with a piece of cloth.

the Bathrooms are, according to the researcher, Houbraken not really a favorite place for fungal infection. There are estimates that there are millions of fungi exist, yet only about a dozen or fifteen species, can grow. “The fact is that it is a very difficult environment for mold. It was a little wet when you shower and it will remain just wet, but then dries out very quickly in there.”

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finally, The researcher recommends, therefore, that in order for the ventilation in the bathroom, too. Windows are open and a mechanical exhaust ventilation installation can be a lot of help. This is, in fact, the bathroom is faster indroogt.

that both is possible, it is important that, for example, even to take a shower with the door open and the bathroom with a piece of cloth to dry after showering. “The humidity in the air decreases, and averages it with the rest of the rooms in your home.

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