How to clean mold from the wall ?

Greece
May 27, 2010 3:37am CST
Yesterday i removed the carpeting from the house and as i pulled the sofa i saw that it had been mold on the wall. I tried to clean it with hot water and detergent but not cleanse completely. What i can do to clean the wall ?
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
27 May 10
I saw you are allergic to bleach, but that is the best way to get rid of and keep mold from growing back..Can you get someone to do it for you? I had a friend who was also sensitive to bleach and her cellar had some mold, so she asked me to clean it for her. If I was nearby I'd help you..
• United States
27 May 10
I hope you can find someone..I also forgot to tell you that once when our water heater busted, (we didn't know it until it was too late) and mold started growing in our closet. I had to take take everything out and throw away what I couldn't save and cleaned up what I could..I wiped down the whole closet with bleach water and then repainted with kilz (sp?) paint that repels mold. Also I asked to my husband who has some knowledge of chemicals and he said citric acid might be good for you to use. I looked it up, it is an organic mild acid, somewhat like vinegar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid I'd check into this and see if you can use it instead.
• Greece
27 May 10
thanks dear, only some miles away...... if nothing else help me, i will follow your advice
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• Philippines
27 May 10
Try cleaning it with muriatic acid. I haven't tried it yet but he said it works.
• Greece
27 May 10
it sounds scary
• United States
27 May 10
Muriatic acid is scary, I wouldn't use it.
• United States
27 May 10
We had some mold in our house and actually had a man come out to test for mold and it was in here. My husband had put the couch over a vent and it stayed there for a long time. Then when he moved it he let out all the mold spores and it started making me sick. The man that came to our house said to clean the walls and stuff with Borax mixed with some water. He said that would make it go away and not grow back in that same spot.
@AmbiePam (85736)
• United States
27 May 10
Bleach has always worked as far as I know.
@marguicha (215992)
• Chile
28 May 10
I´m having some minor mold problems in the bathroom ceiling. I´ll scrape it , probably clean it with a damp cloth with those antymold products (you dont have to touch it and use gloves) and the Ill paint over it. As it is a small area I can do it myself. In my experience, detergent doesnt help at all. Dry the wall after applying water. Luck!
@artizan (195)
27 May 10
if you tlaking about the black mould stuff., then found that cillet bang mould cleaner and i think it was flash mould cleaner.. the ting is with mould being a fungus it isnt just a dirt problemm that can be solved., you can wipe away the surface but not the roor.. you also didnt say if it where on wall paper which.. then is worse cos the roots within the paper... sunlight and fresh air kills mould too but bet it on wall where sun cant get too.. but really airing and adding to the air flow around the room helps aslo you need to check for damp., or a spillage .. that may have caused a moist spot for the mould to grow... hope this helps
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
27 May 10
Mould appears where a wall is constantly damp, either because it's in a damp environment such as a bathroom or kitchen or where there is not good air circulation and the wall itself is cold, so allowing the moisture in the air in the room to condense. Removing the stains that mould leaves is often difficult and only partially successful. A good application of ordinary household bleach will kill the surface mould and remove the stains (but may also affect the colour of the paintwork, of course). If you cannot use bleach, there are proprietary products which claim to remove mould and to inhibit it from regrowing. These usually also contain some kind of bleach as well as a copper salt (such as copper sulphate). Where mould has grown behind a large piece of furniture, the best solution is to move the furniture away from the wall, clean off the surface mould and allow the wall a week or so to dry out before redecorating. Provided that there is a good circulation of air, the mould should not re-occur.
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
27 May 10
I use a product called domestos, I don't know that you get it there, but it certainly gets rid of mould and any sort of stain that is a bit stubborn. I t sounds like you have some good advice already, some that I will use as well
@cip116 (1011)
• Romania
27 May 10
250 ml Chlorine + 3 l water (rubber gloves)