- 1). Protect yourself completely from the mold and other possible environmental hazards in the crawl space. Wear a long-sleeved shirt and pants that completely cover your legs. Put on the plastic gloves and tape them closed beneath the sleeves of your shirt. Secure the dust respirator around your nose and mouth, and put on your safety glasses.
- 2). Spread the plastic barrier sheet onto the floor around where you will be removing the mold. This sheet will capture any mold that falls off while you are vacuuming. The plastic sheet also will provide a barrier between you and the ground. Setup the floodlight so that you can see all of the mold you wish to remove. Depending on the ventilation in the crawl space, set up fans to increase the air flow while you work.
- 3). Use the shop vacuum to remove the light covering of mold in the crawl space. Try different attachments to determine which is most effective at removing the mold. Use a scraper to remove mold that is difficult or impossible to extract using the vacuum.
- 4). Paint the surfaces where you have removed the mold, using a paintbrush and mold-inhibiting paint. If you have a large surface area to cover, the mold-inhibiting paint can be sprayed onto the surfaces in the crawl space. Allow the paint to dry.
- 5). Determine why mold got established in the crawl space, and correct the cause to avoid having to remove mold from under your home again. Corrective procedures may include installation of external drainage systems to end drainage problems; correcting the slope of the ground around your home to make sure water can't flow into the crawl space, and improving waterproofing of the external framework of your house.
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