And mold can be just as dangerous as it is common. The World Health Organization has confirmed links between indoor mold and ...

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 ...

Basement flood causes $21K in damage, mold, after faulty appliance install. Who should pay? Published: ; Sep. 24, 2018, 3:37 p.m.

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 ...

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 ...