Mold Under Vinyl Tile On Concrete

How to tell if you have mold under the linoleum.

Mold under vinyl tile on concrete.

We ve had a lot of rain lately and yesterday the entire floor was damp. We did find mold. The installer painted the floor with some red suff to prevent any mold. Mold can grow anywhere that moisture has gotten.

Mold remediation professionals have the necessary safety gear to protect themselves and to prevent the spread of mold during the process of checking for hidden mold growth. When you step it leaves a small pu. We ve now pulled the tile up and what was one a light color underneath is all black which i assume is mold. Removing mold under vinyl flooring.

We installed luxury vinyl plank flooring over the concrete in the basement some new concrete and some old. Mold will grow where ever there is moisture. Moisture weakens glue bonds and causes the edges to lift. Vinyl flooring can either be glued to the subfloor or it can float on top of it and either way moisture underneath it causes problems.

I just finished a major remodel of my house which included finishing the basement. Growing in moist areas and causing a multitude of health problems mold can be a serious problem. Mold can usually be removed from vinyl and other types of non porous floor coverings though not from carpeting. It leaked under the vinyl and caused mold to come up through the joints of the tile.