Mold Under Vinyl Tile On Concrete

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.

Mold under vinyl tile on concrete.

Mold can usually be removed from vinyl and other types of non porous floor coverings though not from carpeting. Removing mold under vinyl flooring. When you step it leaves a small pu. Growing in moist areas and causing a multitude of health problems mold can be a serious problem.

We have a concrete slab with a vinyl floor. We decided to tear it up and go with ceramic tiles. It leaked under the vinyl and caused mold to come up through the joints of the tile. The smell is gone and so is the mold.

How to tell if you have mold under the linoleum. Moisture weakens glue bonds and causes the edges to lift. The installer painted the floor with some red suff to prevent any mold. We did find mold.

Mold can grow anywhere that moisture has gotten. We installed luxury vinyl plank flooring over the concrete in the basement some new concrete and some old. Mold will grow where ever there is moisture. 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.