How to Kill Mold on Walls With Bleach
- 1). Pour 1 tbsp. chlorine bleach into a spray bottle and dilute with 1/2 qt. warm water. Although you can use oxygen bleach to fight mold, a University of Missouri Extension report recommends chlorine bleach for best results against mold. Additionally, it is essential that you dilute your bleach with water in order to fight mold without bleaching your walls.
- 2). Mist your diluted bleach onto a soft cloth or sponge. If mold covers a large area of your wall, you may spray it onto a paint roller instead. Hold the sprayer a few inches away from the cloth (or other surface) while spraying, and allow only enough liquid to dampen (but not saturate) the cloth. If you soak your walls, you will only exacerbate the wet conditions that allowed mold spores to thrive in the first place.
- 3). Wipe down your wall using your cloth, sponge or roller. Make sure to wipe down any area where mold appears, as well as the surrounding areas. Even if a particular area seems unaffected, it may still have microscopic mold spores, especially if active mold exists nearby.
- 4). Remove the bleach from your wall after about 15 minutes. To rinse away the bleach, you may use lightly dampened paper towels, a dampened sponge or cloth. Once again, take care not to saturate your walls with excess liquid. You want to remove the bleaching agent, but not create additional moisture.
- 5). Dry your walls. Even if the bleach succeeded in killing all active mold spores, mold may still regenerate if you allow your walls to remain moist. Place a dehumidifier nearby to eliminate moisture from the surface of the walls, or turn on your air conditioner while running fans. You may also use a space heater.
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