Here's what to do when your popcorn ceiling harbors dust, cobwebs, mold, or mildew.Textured ceilings, commonly known as popcorn ceilings, were popularized in the 1950s and 1960s. They have come in and ...

Ask any homeowner what they dread the most when it comes to home ownership, and it’s likely to involve some type of undetected water damage that could result in mold and mildew in their walls ...

Mildew is everywhere. It’s in the air--all around us. And the minute it comes into contact with any kind of moisture, it begins to multiply exponentially after about two hours.

When mildew forms indoors because of condensation, adding insulation or increasing ventilation often solves the problem. It’s hard to see how those strategies would work on a porch ceiling.

Residents at an apartment complex in South Los Angeles say they have been living in unsafe conditions with ceilings collapsing and mildew, following last week’s powerful storm. Kacey Montoya ...

Q. I have a slight discoloration in one corner of a bedroom ceiling. Can I wash the ceiling to get rid of it, or do I have to paint it? – M.P. A. Before doing anything, you have to determine … ...

Q. In our upstairs bathroom, we have no roof vent, nor an exhaust fan, nothing. Our bathroom is mildewed so badly it looks like I painted it white with black polka dots! (Mold). It is very ...

Q. I have black spots on the ceiling of my bathroom and wondered what they are and how to get rid of them. They are mostly on the perimeter of the ceiling above the bathtub and shower area. I hav ...

Or mildew could be in the ceiling or the floor, perhaps in carpet padding. ... Plaster, however, is less prone to harboring mildew because it doesn’t provide food for mildew, ...

When my husband and I bought our house in 2017, we had limited time and energy to focus on our renovation. With a window of 10 weeks between closing and moving in with our then-1-year-old son, we ...