Mold in the cellar, baths: how to get rid of (3 easy ways)

Increased humidity in the cellar, baths leads to the appearance of mold. It seems to many that it is enough to dry well, ventilate the cellar or bath. But this is not the case. If there is wood in the cellar (stairs, shelves, floor, etc.), it will rot very quickly if you do not take action.

Before each bookmark, in the fall, it is advisable to disinfect. If there are wooden shelves, remove and dry in the open air. With the help of a sulfuric checker, we get rid of white mold.

This procedure is not enough. Therefore, further processing is done using lime with salt or drying oil or another (more effective composition). We will tell you all the best ways.

Lime - the most inexpensive remedy for mold control. Before lime, you need to treat the wood in the cellar with deactin. It is a powder that is diluted in warm water. Caution: Handle wooden surfaces outdoors with gloves to avoid adverse health effects.

1 composition. Use only quicklime for solution preparation. Put chunks of lime in a metal bucket and pour cold water. 1 part lime with 4 parts water. Stir the solution gently with a wooden stick. Linseed oil or common salt is then added to the solution to stabilize the solution. For 10 liters of mortar, 100 grams of salt. Salt gives shine and is an additional antiseptic. Apply the solution with a spray gun or a wide brush.

2 composition. There is also such a recipe for the mixture: mix the lime dough with clay and salt. Take 154 grams of salt and the same amount of water, add 56 grams of clay and lime dough (1.36 kg.). With the finished composition, brush the surface in 2 layers.

This composition has fire resistance, is a flame-resistant material. They are mainly used for fire protection of sheds, chicken coops, attic. Can be used for a cellar and other rooms where a beautiful view is not required. To increase the fire resistance, a mixture of boric acid (30 g) is added to the solution.

It must be remembered that lime alone is not a powerful antiseptic and cannot completely remove the fungus in the cellar. The fungus eats into the surface and comes out.

Another solution will effectively deal with fungus and mold.

3 composition. Buy copper sulfate from a store that sells plant fertilizers. Prepare the Bordeaux mixture. With its help, vineyards were treated against fungus. This composition can be used to process walls, ceiling, cellar floor. Main ingredients: copper sulfate and lime. The mixture is bright blue (almost blue) in color.

So, dilute copper sulfate (50 g.) With water (0.5 l.). Stir until dissolved. You can add salt - 300 gr. Dissolve separately lime (2 kg.) In 5 liters of cold water. Combine and mix. Apply in 2 coats with a brush.