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Whether it's an older home with the opportunity for aging issues or a newer, more tightly constructed home, mold can cause health risks and lower the value of your home if it's not addressed... Mold is fungi that can be found both indoors and outdoors, growing best in warm, damp, and humid conditions, spreading and reproducing by creating spores. Mold spores can be found in almost any environment year round. While there are thousands of species some commonly found indoor molds include: Aspergillus, Penicillium, Cladosporium, Chaetomium, and Stachybotrys... By the time you see mold, a one inch square contains roughly 65 million spores. Mold is more prevalent in a home that has had a water leak or sat empty for even a short period of time. While it may be visible and may also produce an odor or stains, mold can grow between walls, under floors, above ceilings, or in less accessible places such as basements, crawl spaces, and attics. Mold spores are invisible to the naked eye when..

Also known as: Consumer Mold Guide