In many cases black mold on carpet can cause chronic fatigue severe headache coughing and sneezing.
Yellow fungus on carpet.
Using lysol and water in the carpet cleaning machine or bleach and water should kill the mold.
None of those allergic reactions is life threatening but prolong exposure to black mold on carpet can cause extreme nausea vomiting or bleeding in the nose.
Removing mold from the home can be difficult for a few reasons.
Removing mold from carpet.
In many cases if mold has grown on carpet cleaning will not be possible.
Visible mushrooms or thick fruiting body growth is a telltale sign of severe yellow mold growth.
You can use a dishwashing detergent along with water in a rug shampoo machine but a lot of times it takes something more aggressive.
Most people are accustomed to seeing black and gray mold and maybe green or blue but people may not realize that mold comes in all colors.
How to get rid of black mold on carpet.
Small areas of growth that have been quickly identified can sometimes be dealt with.
After all yellow is a rather unusual color for mold.
If growth has occurred on more than one area of the carpet or if there is a large area of growth the carpet will probably need to be replaced.
There are a few things you can use on your carpet to get out the mold.
Often yellow buildup on walls floors or structures can be mistaken for yellow mold when it is actually something else.
Safely removing yellow mold.
Yellow mold in the home.