ᐅ How can mold growth in the shower be prevented through building design?
Created on: 10 Jan 2019 15:36
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Theodorius
Hello!
In my current home, mold repeatedly forms in the shower. The bathroom is tiled and has a floor-to-ceiling window. Opposite this window, the shower is located in a corner niche of the interior walls. There is a full-height radiator that can be used for hanging towels. The return flow of this radiator runs through underfloor heating. So the room can be adequately heated.
Black mold keeps appearing in the shower, and I would like to know how I can prevent this in my new build through structural measures...
In my current home, mold repeatedly forms in the shower. The bathroom is tiled and has a floor-to-ceiling window. Opposite this window, the shower is located in a corner niche of the interior walls. There is a full-height radiator that can be used for hanging towels. The return flow of this radiator runs through underfloor heating. So the room can be adequately heated.
Black mold keeps appearing in the shower, and I would like to know how I can prevent this in my new build through structural measures...
Caspar2020 schrieb:
You can also overdo it.I do it mainly because of the lime.
I don’t consider it overdoing it since I’m not doing any plastering and I always have a towel in hand anyway.
If water stays anywhere for hours, even just small droplets, mold is very likely.
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garfunkel10 Jan 2019 21:25ypg schrieb:
If water remains standing anywhere for several hours, even just small droplets, mold is very likely. Now you’re exaggerating a bit. 🙂garfunkel schrieb:
Now you’re exaggerating a bit. 🙂...which actually happens every day 🙂
No, that’s not an exaggeration.
Or why do you think some old window putty develops mold? Certainly not because it’s dry there.
It’s the same with the joints in the shower – whether silicone or grout. Constant moisture that never dries out eventually leads to black mold.
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