Wednesday 19 September 2007

How to Guide to Remove Mildew From Walls and Ceilings

Author: The Handyman Guy

Once in a while you may grab fuzzy black or green spots on a bathroom wall or in the kitchen table.

This very likely is mildew, the name for all the spores that are health hazard & a frightening dream to the proprietor. When it gets to the walls & ceilings, it's hard to take out it.

This task is of moderately jammy level. The first thing that you've to do is to wear rubber or latex gloves.

You may spray them with a solution of half a cup of chlorine bleach, 1/3 cup powder laundry detergent & one gallon hot water.

Start implementing from the base to the upper parts of the wall.

You can gently take off the surface mildew with the use of a plastic scrubber sponge. With this sponge, wash thoroughly with pure water.

When it gets dry implement paint with anti-mildew agent in order not to do it another time soon.

Here are also several things that you may do for the ceilings. You have to wear rubber or latex gloves.

Dip a sponge in a bucket full of 1/2 a cup of chlorine bleach, 1/3 a cup of power laundry detergent & 1 gallon of hot water.

It is good to squeeze out the excess. Stand on a stepladder and gently scrub the affected areas.

Following that fill the bucket with clean water & wash thoroughly with a scrubber sponge.

The final thing that you have to do is to implement an anti-mildew paint when it gets dry.

Be cautious not to drip a solution on the rugs or the floor. You may impede mildew by using exhaust fans while cooking and showering.

In order to decrease humidity, let in fresh air in a regular manner. When washing bleach always wear rubber gloves.

Be certain that the room is well ventilated in order to avoid the hazardous bleach fumes.

The things that you are going to need are anti-mildew paint, plastic spray bottle, chlorine bleach, rubber or latex gloves, ladder, plastic scrubber sponge, power laundry detergent and a pail.

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