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Mold can grow fast after water damage, making the restoration process more difficult. Even a small amount of moisture, if not handled quickly and properly, can turn into a large mold infestation.

Mold spores — tiny airborne particles that are not visible to the naked eye exist everywhere in nature, and they can develop into visible mold after a water damage episode.

Exposure is especially dangerous for those who have breathing problems caused by allergies or asthma.

All it takes is eliminating the moisture before mold has had the chance to start growing.

How Long After Does Mold Grow?

Our Lake Forest Plumbers say, mold does develop after a flood.

You might also have a moisture issue. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), mold can typically take 24 to 48 hours to grow after a flood if the perfect conditions are satisfied.

However, it depends on the following 3 scenarios

• The type of surfaces and materials
• Amount of moisture
• Temperature.

Indoors, mold generally develops faster on softer surfaces in darker, warmer (70 degrees or more), and more humid environments.

The chance for mold spores to spread from one area to another also increases.

These microorganisms can easily fill the air and spread throughout your home, affecting more and more areas and endangering your health with each passing hour.

Mold spores that start to purge on surfaces over 2-4 hours to become visible in about 18 to 21 days of the flooding.

But that happens, if nothing else has been achieved to wash the water and restore the affected surfaces.

For these reasons, it’s essential to deal with water and moisture issues as soon as you have a flooding episode.

The faster the cleanup and drying take place, the smaller the chances of major mold development.

If you have a great deal of water at the house, using a water damage restoration company may be your best bet to get your home back in order as fast and as cost-efficiently as possible.

Restoration companies have the perfect equipment that’s necessary to dry out your place quickly.

This form of water is very hazardous and nicely handled by trained and certified water damage cleanup professionals.

In addition, if mold has started growing on your home following a flood, it’s very likely that there’s more mold hiding in hidden areas, such as walls.

Mold removal experts have the necessary tools to find hidden mold in areas where the eyes can’t view.