The 5 Most Common Types of Household Mold

5/8/2018 (Permalink)

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The following is a list of the top five most common household mold growths:

1. Penicillium is the most common type of mold found in homes; it is blue or green in color and fuzzy in texture. This mold is used to make penicillin in a laboratory setting, which should warn you of its potency. Penicillium is often found in walls, wallpaper, wet carpets, and old furniture.
2. Alternaria is an outdoor allergen primarily found outdoors in soil and plants, but it enters homes through open windows and doors. It looks like black spots on leaves or vegetables. 
3. Aspergillus is often found in heating and air conditioning systems. 
4. Cladosporium is a leaf mold which is commonly found under bathrooms sinks and around the ceilings and walls of bathtubs and showers, as a result of all of the steam from the shower. The color is olive green/black.
5. Stachybotrys is a toxic black mold that is greenish black in color and slimy or powdery in texture. It grows in moist areas such as leaking pipes. 

Your home may have mold growth even if you don’t notice it. Call SERVPRO of Wayne County to remove hazardous mold in your home!