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[ewlandon]

So I have been slightly sick this week, mostly a headache and cough but I have noticed that since I moved into my apt 2 months ago the bathroom has started to get mold on one of the walls. It happened pretty quick after moving in so I think they painted over it before i moved in. Everything else about the place is fine so I dont want to be an annoyance and try to move or anything. I just want to clean the mold. Any suggestions on cleaning the mold and keeping it out.

[eamo]

You can get dedicated mold sprays in any supermarket. Don't know the Korean name for it but it's not hard to figure out which one it is.


Spray on affected area. Wait 20 minutes. Then wipe off. Use a glove.

[ThingsComeAround]

Bleach & elbow grease

Also, after you take a shower open the door and let the air ventilate. Crack a window open too- if you are above the third floor. My wife lets all the air funk my house up (but in her defense, she also does the cleaning )

[ewlandon]

I try to keep the humidity out but its difficult, the apt is very small and I live on the first floor. When I do a load of jeans my apt is so damp for like 3 days. But the mold has only showed up a tiny bit in the shower room. Ill try to bleach and spray, hopefully it doesnt become a huge problem. I'm going to try doing jeans 1 at a time with other laundry to keep from getting too damp.

[cayce23]

Yeah, it will probably get worse unless you leave the windows open 24/7, and with winter coming, that's not going to happen.

Mine started like that too. Then it spread to two walls and all over the actual door to the apartment where the freezing cold hallway (no insulation, of course) and the heat from my apartment created moisture. Fluffs of white and green mold grew in the shoe closet no matter how often I bleached it.

The landlord came to fix it. And just wallpapered over everything without cleaning it.

Then someone from my company lectured me about being irresponsible because I wasn't leaving the two giant windows in my apartment open while I was at work. Mind you, this was in the middle of January. And it took forever to heat the place once I got home.

Good luck.

[gmarthews]

Use vinegar. It works better than bleach. Just dilute some and put it in a spray bottle.

I know it's hard to keep the air moving in your appt, especially in winter. If I were you I'd buy a fan and run it every day with the window open a bit to get a cross-wind which will stop you developing mold.

[Son Deureo!]

Saturate any mold you see with a spray bottle filled with 3 parts water 1 part bleach. That will kill it, although you'll still be left with stains from the dead mold. Not much you can do about that besides papering over it.

The key to keeping the mold from coming back is to get rid of the moisture in the air. When it's too cold to keep the windows open non-stop you can keep the humidity down with an exhaust fan or a dehumidifier. If you have an air conditioner in your apartment it will probably have a have a dehumidify function (look for 제습).