Mold Under Vinyl Tile On Concrete

It leaked under the vinyl and caused mold to come up through the joints of the tile.

Mold under vinyl tile on concrete.

We decided to tear it up and go with ceramic tiles. Removing mold under vinyl flooring. Mold will grow where ever there is moisture. The installer painted the floor with some red suff to prevent any mold.

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. I just finished a major remodel of my house which included finishing the basement. Mold can grow anywhere that moisture has gotten. We ve had a lot of rain lately and yesterday the entire floor was damp.

The smell is gone and so is the mold. We have a concrete slab with a vinyl floor. We did find mold. Mold can usually be removed from vinyl and other types of non porous floor coverings though not from carpeting.

We ve now pulled the tile up and what was one a light color underneath is all black which i assume is mold. 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. When you step it leaves a small pu. We installed luxury vinyl plank flooring over the concrete in the basement some new concrete and some old.