Sometimes mold looks like dirt. One way to tell the difference is to dip a cotton swab in diluted bleach (1 part bleach, 16 parts water) and dab it on the wall.

A: You can hasten the drying by ventilating the basement. Open windows on both sides of the basement to allow cross-ventilation. You also can put a fan in a window exhausting outdoors. As for mold, ...

Q. Is there any kind of professional certification for people who claim to locate and remove mold in private houses? I asked the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation ...

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In summer, a basement's relative humidity should be kept below 60 percent to prevent the growth of mold. The ideal range is between 30 and 50 percent, according to the U.S. Environmental ...

Q. I have a small house, 1000 square feet with a cement basement, walls, floor, all of it unfinished. The house has settled, so I am told, and therefore I get a flood from the egress window. The ...

Water repair experts said mold is a big concern for residents. “Mold looks like Picasso — a big, beautiful picture on the wall, but it’s very dangerous for you,” Bindas said.