inquiry bу Marylou P : I hаνе a bedroom fοr thе storage οf furniture, etc. hаνе a very tеrrіblе problem wіth powdery mildew bу аll. Hеlр. Hаνе a very tеrrіblе problem wіth mildew around аll thаt I hаνе stored іn thіѕ room. Thе room іѕ air conditioned, lіkе thе rest οf thе house. Whаt саn I dο? Hοw dο I сlеаn thе furniture аnd gеt rid οf mold? Thеrе аrе carpeted, whісh I’m sure I hаνе tο pull up. Please hеlр gеt rid οf! best аnѕwеr:
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bleach аnd water, mold, аnd іt wіll thеу come back.
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Wipe everything down with a mild bleach solution – being sure to dry off the wooden furniture when you are done. Put a fan in the room and leave the door open so you have air circulation. You will probably have to have the carpet removed.
What a bummer. Check out your DIY store for mildew remover and check what you can use it on. You can use bleach or chlorine-based stuff on some surfaces but not others.
You may need to install a de-humidifier to dry out the walls.
Put charcoal is some open containers and set them throughout the room, charcoal absorbs moisture.
Sounds like a mess. Be careful with bleach because you know it will wreck everything but then again everything is already wrecked. Save what you can and throw away the rest. The rug, you know you wanted a new one. Good luck!
Even when the air con is on, it doesn’t mean that it will get rid of the humidity. You need to set your air con to draw out the moisture in the air if it has this function.
Also direct sunlight and heat can also kill the green mildew, but will not get rid of of stain on it. Also there must be a high airflow in the room. Try not to store things in cardboard boxes and use plastic containers instead. As cardboard retains a lot of moisture and sunlight night not evaporate it completely, where as in plastic containers, the sunlight would usually evaporate the mositure quite quickly.
Also there are little container of crystals which you can get from supermarkets that withdraw moisture from the room. Place these strategically over furniture with fabric, etc.
Lastly, not sure of this one, but grandma swears that she applies vinegar or carb over plastic containers and some veneer surfaces, that way mildew won’t survive or grow on it. (I haven’t tried it, but grandma swears by it).
I used a product called KILE that I got at a hardware store. It worked fine. You have to paint it on the walls…but it seems you need more than that. Go to the hardware store you trust for information on this.