As a starting point, a mold infestation should always be disinfected and the mold removed, but we also have to recognize that there are certain situations and certain places where it's just not possible to do an effective remediation.
Examples of inaccessible places with mold:
Mold growth on a plywood sub-roof in a building with sloping walls or where the space is used all the way to the ceiling. You can look down and see that there is mold, but you just can't get around to remediating it.
Raised floors where the gap of maybe 10 cm is utilized for cable routing etc.
Very low crawl spaces that you just can't get into.
Blocked containers and other similar inaccessible places.
Of course, it is possible to solve such problems by tearing down the entire structure and rebuilding, but in many situations this is completely pointless.
Alternatively, you can fix the mold and spores to prevent them from spreading.
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If the mold has developed in such a place due to water damage, condensation or other humidification, it is of course always important to remove the source of moisture and ensure drying out.
If it is not possible to thoroughly clean the infestation afterwards, you can choose to seal and encapsulate the fungus so that it can no longer release spores or other unpleasantness.
To accomplish this task requires a product with a relatively high content of the right binder and the right combination of fungicides.
Mold infestation in the outdoor environment
If there is a mold infestation in what is defined as the outdoor area, which can also be an underlayment in an unoccupied attic, the underside of the floor in a crawl space, in the garage and similar places, we recommend using ProtoxAquagrund to get the job done. ProtoxAquagrund has a relatively high content of fungicides along with the right binder that penetrates, wets and encapsulates the mold so it can no longer live and release spores.
Mold attacks the indoor environment
If the infestation is in the indoor environment. This could be under the raised floor, under containers etc. the fungicide content in ProtoxAkvagrund is unnecessarily high, which is why we have developed ProtoxSealerWith the same binder content but with a greatly reduced content of fungicides, it provides exactly the same sealing of the mold, but ProtoxSealer can be used anywhere in the indoor environment without worry.
Sealing is a good and economically attractive alternative in places where it is practically impossible to carry out actual mold remediation.
Schematically, the process looks like this:
Available:
Out: Clean and prevent with ProtoxMold
India: Clean and prevent with ProtoxMold
Unavailable:
Out: Seal with ProtoxAquagrund
India: Seal with ProtoxSealer
It is always very important that the choice of treatment method is agreed with the property owner and any advisor. If the sealing method with ProtoxAquagrund or ProtoxSealer used, it is especially important that the outcome requirements are fully aligned.
A superficial inspection of the treated areas will show that mold still seems to be present, as the seal itself is colorless and the mold has not been removed.
A test with ProClean or similar method, however, will show that the sponge is sealed and thus "harmless".
ProtoxAkvagrund and ProtoxForsegler can be delivered with a "reveal color" to show that a treatment has been applied.