Mold

[Petit Papillon]

Vinegar is good for everythiiiiiiing. It's a very good descaler

[dewilliams2]

Chances are if its in the bathroom you either have a leak with one of your pipes or its just condensation from the shower...if its from the shower...just cut some bleach with a little water and scrub down the walls. I get a little on the ceiling and high on the walls every so many months...I just scrub it with a little bleach and its gone.

[Gigabitch]

What color is it? Is it that orangey stuff?

[Junket]

Yeah, knowing it was in the bathroom would have been good to know from the start.

In our last apartment, we had mold along the baseboard in our kitchen closet.

Definitely a result of outside moisture since it was common for walls not be insulated back in the day.

[Indignant]

What color is it? Is it that orangey stuff?

its the grey stuff

[IndiReloaded]

We dealt with mould in the basement when we bought our first house. It always means there is moisture someplace. In our case, we ripped everything out to the studs, replaced the old copper pipe with wirsbo and a manifold system so we can turn off any future leaks specifically. We also rewalled the bathroom with cement board entirely before the tiles went in. (more for Fras' interest)

We used bleach, it will kill the mould, but only on a small area of some 3/4 ply that had been contaminated through the drywall. Its important to let it dry completely before rebuilding.

If its not your place, Dig, I would suggest moving. You can mention the mould and the fact there is likely a leak but beyond that if s/he isn't concerned at that point they probably can't be bothered or can't afford to fix it properly.

Good luck.

[Mish]

We used to have a bit of mould in the house when I shared it with friends (the suburb was in a kind of a valley inclination which attracted more moisture than other places), yeh bleach doesn't help much it always comes back afterwards. On advice from a mould guy my parents hired for their place I used white vinegar and it helped stunt the growth, but only for awhile. After half a year as night follows day it would always come back. The mould guy recommended an air suction device as a longer term solution. You should buy it and leave it on in the bathroom to suck all the hot air after you have a shower. This will not solve the problem completely but it will help to keep mould at manageable levels. Ofcourse, best solution is to move.

[nerdy_guy]

Try using hydrogen Peroxide

First off, it is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-mold and anti-mildew.

Secondly it is non-toxic for people, plants, household animals, and the earth. (Don’t forget that whatever household cleaners you use do end up going back to the earth, rivers and oceans eventually. In most cases, cleaning products will go through the sewage system first, but it all goes back to the environment eventually.)

Third, since hydrogen peroxide can be used for cleaning so many different things, it can simplify the number of different cleaning products you need to keep around. (This particular advantage occurs to me more over time, as I’m slowly using hydrogen peroxide for more different kinds of cleaning.)

Fourth, bought in concentrated form and in bulk, using hydrogen peroxide for cleaning is very inexpensive.

And, finally, using hydrogen peroxide for cleaning tends to keep your sponges, mops, and scrubie pads a whole lot cleaner. (They'll all get a bit of disinfecting every time you use them.)

Got this from:
[url=http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/using-hydrogen-peroxide-for-cleaning.html]Using Hydrogen Peroxide for cleaning[/url]

[Petit Papillon]

When I see the title of this thread I always have this song in my head

[asdfg789]

When I see the title of this thread I always have this song in my head

wait a minute, this song was released before you were born !

[Petit Papillon]

I know a lot of songs that were released before I was born , and those after too

[asdfg789]

smiley queen is also music queen

[Petit Papillon]

I'm also Singstar queen
Didn't meet a person having better scores than me

[Cbrider]

Would alcohol do it? It would evaporate and leave no moisture, at least that is the idea. Its what I use after I have been in deep water in my ears. It dries the ear canal out and prevents swimmer's ear. It would kill the mold for sure.

[Indignant]

Would alcohol do it? It would evaporate and leave no moisture, at least that is the idea. Its what I use after I have been in deep water in my ears. It dries the ear canal out and prevents swimmer's ear. It would kill the mold for sure.

alcohol in your ears???????