Humidity in the home can cause considerable damage to the walls and walls of the home . If you do not intervene in time or neglect the problem, in fact, the risk you run is that of having to deal sooner or later with the appearance of mold on the surface (with all the negative consequences connected to it).
Moisture and mold, as well as unsightly, can compromise the results obtained after careful and precise renovations and, suddenly, the time and money spent to make your home clean, safe and welcoming could be lost in no time at all.
To counteract the appearance of mold in the hometherefore, it is first of all necessary to reduce the humidity inside an enclosed space. It is possible to do
it. The answer to this question is: absolutely yes, the important thing is to act promptly, since only in this way can the appearance of those annoying stains on the walls and / or the detachment of the plaster be prevented.
Habitissimo’s experts on humidity in the home and the appearance of mold have tried to take stock of the issue, putting together a few but simple and effective tips to reduce the probability of its appearance (or limit the damage when the problem has already manifested).
One of the most frequent causes of humidity , as has been explained, is that relating to condensation on the walls, a phenomenon that occurs mainly in rooms such as the kitchen and the bathroom (where vapors and temperature changes are frequent). To prevent condensation from ruining the home walls, it is therefore necessary to insulate the affected areas of the house with water-repellent materials such as tiles or resin-based coatings.
However, sudden changes in temperature can affect not only certain parts of the house. Experts, for this reason, recommend thermally insulating the entire structure, creating a kind of thermal coat, able to separate the inside from the outside.. This type of intervention, in addition to saving on the bill, will also protect the facade of the house from various atmospheric agents that, over time, would end up ruining it.
Moisture can appear on the walls in the form of black spots or dark patches. When this happens it is necessary to first make sure that there are no infiltrations or leaks of water (perhaps due to broken or malfunctioning pipes). If the cause of the appearance of humidity or mold is to be attributed to infiltration, the only possible solution is to knock down the wall and proceed with the repair of the fault.
However, it is possible that the humidity “rises” directly from the ground, until it infiltrates the walls. In this case, to prevent this from happening, there are two possible solutions: either insert barriers that, breaking the wall, prevent humidity from rising or proceed with injections of chemical substances designed to block this process.
Rising humidity is a phenomenon that often affects underground areas or areas in contact with the ground (such as cellars, basements, etc.). To solve this problem, by acting directly on the floor, you can always install a ventilated crawl space , that is an air chamber of 30 cm that is interposed between the floor and the ground.
To minimize the appearance of humidity and mold, however, a good idea is always to play in advance , that is to choose solutions that can prevent problems of this kind. An example could be the installation in the home of a dehumidification system , capable of counteracting the formation of humidity and the appearance of mold in the bud.
