This week we tackled a rental turn with some serious mold issues.  As is commonly the case, the bathroom ventilation was anemic and led to heavy mold growing throughout the damp areas of the unit.  The ceiling directly above the shower is shown below.  This bathroom could really benefit from an exhaust fan.



The mold likes to spread on pourous surfaces like tile grout and also on caulking.  The caulking throughout the unit had been blackened with spores.



  

  We started by washing everything do...
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