Mold Under Vinyl Plank Flooring

How to get rid of mold under flooring.

Mold under vinyl plank flooring.

Mold will grow where ever there is moisture. Removing mold under vinyl flooring. While underlayment for vinyl planks may be used under hardwood and laminate the reverse is not true. We decided to tear it up and go with ceramic tiles.

Basements that are wet or commonly take on water when it rains are most prone to developing mold under. Mold remediation professionals have the necessary safety gear to protect themselves and to prevent the spread of mold during the process of checking for hidden mold growth. You leave enough of a gap around the edge that it can expand contract flex whatever but that it s hidden by baseboard. The smell is gone and so is the mold.

Although vinyl floors are resistant to moisture mold and mildew can grow if there is standing water around the edges grooves or under the floor. After laying the underlay or vapour barrier or whatever you choose to use it s time to get flooring. If you notice standing water it is important to fix the cause of the standing water before trying to repair or clean your floors. You just lay it over top.

The area under vinyl flooring contains the perfect conditions for mold to flourish. However you can get rid of it and keep it from coming back. Vinyl planks require hard thin underlay because the product itself is softer. We did find mold.

Mold can usually be removed from vinyl and other types of non porous floor coverings though not from carpeting. Vinyl flooring is resistant to moisture however if there is standing water around the edges or cracks in the flooring moisture can easily seep in there. It leaked under the vinyl and caused mold to come up through the joints of the tile. Vinyl plank is a floating floor which means you don t ever actually attach it to the underlay.

We ve now pulled the tile up and what was one a light color underneath is all black which i assume is mold. We have a concrete slab with a vinyl floor. Vinyl flooring can either be glued to the subfloor or it can float on top of it and either way moisture underneath it causes problems. Moisture weakens glue bonds and causes the edges to lift.

Mold you can t wish it away and you can t really avoid it.