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Ask the Builder: How to Minimize Mildew in Your Bathroom

Mold and mildew will not have a chance as long as you dry off all the surfaces in your shower area.
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Ask the Builder: How to Minimize Mildew in Your Bathroom
The reflection on the wall above the shower is caused by invisible condensation on the flat wall paint. Hot, steamy showers feed mold growth in your bathroom. Tim Carter/Tribune Content Agency/TNS
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Do you wage a constant war against mold and mildew in your home, especially in your bathroom? You’re not alone. Millions of people fight this scourge, and businesses have tried to develop all sorts of products to slow or stop the growth of this ugly, black organism.

Your chances of slowing mildew and mold growth increase exponentially once you understand the basics of how and why it flourishes inside and outside your home.

Tim Carter
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Tim Carter is the founder of AsktheBuilder.com. He's an amateur radio operator and enjoys sending Morse code sitting at an actual telegrapher's desk. Carter lives in central New Hampshire with his wife, Kathy, and their dog, Willow. Subscribe to his FREE newsletter at AsktheBuilder.com. He now does livestreaming video M-F at 4 PM Eastern Time at youtube.com/askthebuilder. (C)2022 Tim Carter. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.