Ten Unexpected Places in Your House to Check for Mold

But being proactive when you see mold only works if you, you know,seethe mold.

If you want to be sure that theres no mold lurking in your house, check these ten spots.

Floors

You might be walking on mold every day and not even know it.

Mold needs a few things to surviveoxygen, food, and water.

If you thinkyou smell mold when you turn on your faucets, you probably are.

Even a minor leak in the chimney creates the ideal conditions for moldmoist, warm, and dark.

If theres a leak, the mold will just come backand your chimney may eventually fail altogether.

If your books are moldy, youll have ahard time saving them.

you could brush or vacuum away obvious mold, then wipe covers gently with denatured alcohol.

Pages can be wiped down, too, with a sheet of wax paper between pagesjust be very careful.

Its a tedious job with a high chance of damaging the books further.

Sometimes the mold is hiding behindwallpaper.

Mold can grow between your walls and the wallpaper in perfect safety, unseen.

Damp areas.Are there slimy or greasy spots on your wallpaper?

That might be the result of molds squishy influence.

Peeling.Peeling wallpaper might not be due to ageit might be the mold eating away at the glue.

Once thats done, its time to figure out why your closet is so humid in the first place.

Your houseplants are another unexpected target for moldbut it makes sense.

Any time you combine water and heat, mold is a possibility.

Let it dry and you should be good to go.

Mold can grow well onmany different types of insulationin your house, making it very hard to discover.