There are many reasons you might have mold on your house siding. It’s been raining and wet, and if you’re siding in a particular area of your house, may not get enough sunlight, this could be one reason mold forms. If there are trees or bushes that shade part of your home, it might be time to think about eliminating these trees, cleaning up the environment that surrounds your home. Dirt is another reason mold may form, mold clings to surfaces like dirt, and if your siding is dirty, it could potentially be an incubator for mold. Keeping your siding clean can be a deterrent to mold. Frustrating as it is, there are solutions to ridding the dirt from your house siding.
Once the initial determination is made that you have mold, the key is to get rid of it because it’s not going to go away on its own, mold spreads. There are many things you can do to rid the mold on your home. First, you could take a trip to your local hardware store and ask your retailer what are the best products for removal of mold. Typically, you’ll see 7 to 8 different products on retailer shelves for cleaning mold. A vinyl siding cleaner, and a little elbow grease, may be just what you need. If you’d like to remove mold without going to the hardware store. A solution with 70% water and 30% white vinegar may work as well. Sometimes, you may need to add a little powdered laundry detergent, household cleaner and laundry bleach into the mix, to make it stronger. Wondering if you should use a power washer? If you do, make sure you use products that are made specifically to run through a power washer, so you don’t ruin your equipment.
Mold is a tough subject, and in the event you are not able to remediate it yourself, that is when you call the professionals in. CCS Property Services has the experience and knowledge of how to clean siding without ruining your siding. As a professional, there are three things that we have that you may not. First, we have the right equipment to do the job. The equipment we use is industrial equipment. CCS Property Services is able to reach those hard to get a surface, and we do it safely too with no risk to you. We know what products to use with it, and there is no risk of ruining your power washer when we come in and take care of it for you. Second, we are experienced and have the mold certifications required to get the job done right the first time. IICRC stands for Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification. Our technicians go through rigorous training courses, and have to pass an exam, plus to keep licensed we must receive continuous education credits every year. Finally, we have better products, industrial products that are stronger than a product off the shelf.
The next question you are probably asking, is what is the cost to have mold professionally removed from your home? A fair question, and it can be easily answered. In Northeast Wisconsin, an average cost per square foot is around $1 – $2 a foot. However, there are variables to the equation, and it may cost more or less depending on these questions. First, the longer a mold is left on a surface, the longer it has been embedded, the harder it takes to get it off — sometimes it can leave a stain, even after the mold is gone. Mold can adhere to paint, and can ingrain into the pores of concrete and cause staining. So, if you have had a home, and you’ve had mold for 10 years or more, mold is going to be harder to get off than a homeowner that has had mold on his or her home for 3 months. Secondly, if you have a large area versus a smaller area, like a porch, the square footage is going to be more expensive for a smaller area, than a larger area. Think about it, we still have to prepare and do all the same processes on a small area versus a larger area. So the cost will be slightly less on a larger area. At CCS Properties, we educate the consumer, so they understand what can happen during the mold removal process. Feel free to reach out and have a FREE mold assessment done on your mold project.
If you don’t have the time to deal with mold, or maybe you’ve tried without being able to remediate mold on your siding, give us a call at CCS Property Services today, 920-435-2288. We’ll take your headaches away. One call takes care of it all. Rest assured, our experts will eliminate the mold on your siding or in any area of your home, inside our outside. CCS Property, isn’t just a mold expert, we do more than mold. We are full service construction company that can help you with construction services after the damage has been done – mold, fire or water. Check out this video of the services we offer.