Are you bothering when you see the moldy furniture during the raining season? The mold is covering your beautiful interior designed home. You must worry about how to fix crown molding when it is moldy. There are two reasons that make your crown molding become moldy. But don’t worry, we will teach you four steps about “how to fix crown molding”.
The reasons that cause moldy crown molding
First, the external reason is “high humidity”. When the moisture interacts with the surface of the cold substance, it will cause coagulation. And the moisture stays on the surface of crown molding for a long time, the crown molding will become moldy. The mold often appears in three places which are bathroom ceiling, water used frequently area and dark corner.
Second, the internal reason is the paint’s quality of crown molding isn’t good. The bad paint can’t prevent the mold because the moisture will permeate into the crown molding. And the mold will grow on it.
In addition, there are two wrong ways to paint the crown molding can also cause the mold. One of the wrong ways is excessive dilution of paint’s ingredients. This way can make the prevention of mold become weakness. The other wrong way is painting in incorrect time. When the temperature is below 5 Celsius (41 Fahrenheit), it will decrease the paint’s dryness. On the other hand, when the humidity degree is 85%, it will decrease the paint’s drying speed. These are the reasons that cause mold. Next, we are going to teach you how to fix crown molding!
The steps of how to fix crown molding
First, close the window in the morning and night to decrease the moisture. The humid weather will harm the walls. Morning and night are the correct times to close the window. The humidity degree of morning and night are higher than noon. You can open the window in the noon for air exchange.
Second, use the desiccant to absorb the moisture. You can buy the desiccant or the absorbent box in the supermarket. You can put some of them to decrease the moisture. Besides, you can try to DIY absorbent box for using lime and detergent (powder).
Third, use the air conditioner or dehumidifier. The air conditioner has dehumidification function. You can use these two machines in the humid weather.
Fourth, periodically check the walls of your home in humid weather. If you find some water droplets on the walls, you can use cloth or open the air conditioner to decrease the moisture. Moreover, if the interior humid degree isn’t high or the interior space isn’t wide, you can also put some baking soda or charcoal to adjust the humid degree. These are the steps of how to fix crown molding.
As a result, you can use the steps of how to fix crown molding to keep the mold away from your home. When you see the mold next time, you should use these steps to keep your home clean.
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