Guides

Each guide answers one question completely, without the exaggeration that surrounds this subject.

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  Mold on Clothes and Fabric

  Most fabric mold washes out if you get to it early. Mildew stains set with heat, so the drying step is where garments are usually lost.

  3 min read

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  Mold in the Attic: Almost Always Ventilation

  Attic mold is warm moist air from the house meeting cold roof sheathing. The pattern of growth points at exactly where it is getting in.

  4 min read

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  Black Mold Around Windows: It Is Condensation

  Mold on a window reveal is the coldest surface in the room collecting the room's moisture. Cleaning it treats the symptom; three changes treat the cause.

  4 min read

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  Mold on Wood Furniture

  Surface mold on a finished piece wipes off. Mold on bare wood has gone into the grain, and the difference decides whether the piece is recoverable.

  4 min read

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  Mold on a Sourdough Starter, or Just Kahm and Hooch?

  Fuzzy and coloured means throw it out. Flat white film, grey liquid, or an acetone smell are normal and fixable — and most starters are discarded unnecessarily.

  3 min read

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  Mold on Bread: Is the Rest of the Loaf Safe?

  No, and bread is the clearest case of all. Why cutting the moldy part off works for hard cheese and not for bread, and what the fuzz you can see is hiding.

  3 min read

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  Toxic Black Mold: What the Evidence Actually Says

  Stachybotrys is real, produces mycotoxins, and needs soaked material to grow. What it is not is a separate category of danger requiring a different response.

  4 min read