As we all know the rainy season is here, during these periods we will notice that a lot of dampness occurs around us. Have you ever wondered at one point in time why that your black jacket that has been hanging in your closet suddenly grew moulds?

Well this is one of the results of dampness in the home. Dampness also occurs when there is an exposure of water or leakage due to underground water pipes etc.
Damp houses encourage the growth of fungus and moulds on walls, doors and furniture.

Damp homes require regular maintenance to keep the home in a good state. If your water pipes, rain water pipes, storage pipes and other pipes are giving problems then you need to get them fixed or else they would create unnecessary problems; ruining your walls and giving birth to health problems.

Major Cause of Dampness
Another major cause of dampness in the homes has been seen as condensation. As every home uses water and there are tiny droplets in air which are usually invisible. When the air gets colder it can’t hold the moisture and the tiny drops appears which is known as condensation.

Due to condensation, the moisture takes the form of dampness near the walls and on the floor. The factors that cause dampness due to moisture are cooking, bathing, washing and drying of clothes. When walls and floors get damp moulds appear on the wall surfaces and gradually multiply which can be seen on other things and clothes as well. This can further lead to health hazards such as asthma and other respiratory ailments.
Prevention of Dampness
Moisture or condensation can be seen more in rainy season or at the places where air doesn’t reach. So there are important steps which can be followed to prevent the moisture content:
• Make a way for proper ventilation in the rooms.
• Keep the doors of bathrooms closed during hot baths.
• Kitchen windows must be opened while cooking but doors should be closed so that the moisture does not get into the other rooms.
• After bathing, doors and windows must be opened to let the moisture go outside.
• You can dehumidify your home with dehumidifiers available in the market. This would heat the rooms to vanish the condensation.
• Washing and drying must be done in the open places outside the rooms.
• Check your walls and floors that they are properly insulated
• Give your furniture adequate space so that the air circulates properly

When the dampness diminishes the moulds will start decreasing automatically. Start removing the moulds on the walls and wooden frames with a fungicidal wash. Moulds can encourage various allergies and respiratory problems in human beings. Therefore to cease the growth of moulds dampness has to be removed first.
With these little pointers we should be able to survive the rainy season.
Enjoy your day.