Musty smell when he was putting holiday decorations away
A condominium owner in Sanibel Florida noticed a musty smell when he was putting holiday decorations away in a hall closet. He sprayed some Lysol in the closet and manually turned on the Air conditioning to get rid of the smell. The next weekend he decided to change the air conditioning filters and noticed that something was growing on the dust on the filter. So he decided to look around and found that the guest bedroom, near the hall closet, had Sanibel Florida mold growing on the wall below and to either side of the window. He called his association’s management company and they recommended a trusted Sanibel Florida water damage and mold remediation company. Further investigation by the Sanibel Florida mold remediation company found that the irrigation sprinkler head outside the guest bedroom window was mis-directed and had been spraying water on the stucco wall for months. This water had infiltrated the bedroom wall and wet the paper on the back of the drywall in the bedroom allowing Sanibel Florida mold to grow. Because the homeowners rarely went into the guest bedroom they did not notice until the musty odor alerted them.
The Sanibel Florida mold remediation company inspector also noticed the beginnings of surface mold growth in the master bath on the wall and under the sink in the kitchen. Could these three occurrences of Sanibel Florida mold growth be connected?
The Sanibel Florida mold remediation company inspector explained that when mold begins to grow inside your home because of a water intrusion it produces mold spores that are released into your indoor air. The return air register in the bedroom transported the Sanibel Florida mold spores through the Air Conditioning system to the rest of the home. The Sanibel Florida mold spores settled out of the air and landed on many surfaces. Surfaces that were wet and had a food source supplied the necessary ingredients to allow the mold spores to grow into a mold colony.
The master bathroom had a high humidity level every time the owners used the shower. Even though the Master bath dried out after each shower use the Sanibel Florida mold spores had enough moisture to begin to grow, not in the wall but on the surface. And each time the humidity went up the growth continued.
The kitchen sink area got wet every day and was wiped dry. The problem occurred because the cold water supply line to the sink fixture had a slight drip. This drip wet the cabinet floor. The cabinet is made of wood which is a food sources for mold.