Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Spray Bottles
- Liquid Bleach
- Stiff-bristled Cleaning Brushes
- Toothbrushes
- Bowls
- Bowls
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Step 1
Pour 1 cup bleach into 1 gallon water.
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Step 2
Mix well.
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Step 3
Pour a small portion of the bleach mixture into a bowl.
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Step 4
Apply the mixture with a toothbrush for small areas.
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Step 5
Pour the mixture into a spray bottle for larger areas.
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Step 6
Spray on shower walls, doors and curtains.
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Step 7
Scrub with toothbrush or large stiff-bristle brush.
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Step 8
Rinse thoroughly.
Comments
Sabrekiller said
on 8/9/2008 Anonymous Or any one else, I see you mention Dry Locking the cement walls. Can anyone recommend another better than Dry lock to seal up my cement basement walls?
healthycleaning said
on 10/2/2006 The solutions involving vinegar and bleach smells awful and isn't the best for those who are chemically sensitive like me.
I buy MoldZyme from Zymoco. It is great on mold removal and will save you a ton of money by doing the do-it-yourself route. I've used it on my bathtub, on my concrete driveways, and in the basement. It can be used pretty much anywhere in the house!
The upside about this product is that it is fragrance free and doesn't smell like bleach or vinegar. It has essentially no smell to it and does the job as good or better than vinegar and bleach. They also have other all-natural cleaning products such as AirZyme and JanZyme.
They are a great group of folks to deal with - real nice people. Their website is www.zymoco.com. MoldZyme can be found here: http://www.zymoco.com/Products/MoldZyme/tabid/189/Default.aspx
I hope this will give people who are chemically sensitive or despise the smell of vinegar and bleach. It is a great product. It has worked great for me!
Anonymous said
on 1/26/2006 I found out (after buying our first investment home) that there was mold on the cement block walls in the basement. The previous owners had covered it with paint so we would not see it. After reading about how white vinegar kills and prevents mold and mildew on plastic shower curtains, I decided to spray it on the cement block after scrubbing the walls with bleach. The full strength vinegar worked. I painted the walls with drylock waterproofing paint. This was 5 months ago, and I have not seen any mold or mildew in the bathroom or on the cement block in the other rooms. The shower stall in the basement is also cement block. I have told the new homeowners to spray white vinegar after cleaning the shower stall, after using the shower, and I told them to make sure they spray it on the shower stall's floor area, as well as the plastic shower curtain. It has been about 6 months, and they have not had even one incident of mold or mildew in the bathroom area at all. I could not afford the expensive mold killers that are available online. The vinegar was a real financial help for me. I use the vinegar when cleaning my own shower and bath tub, as I found out it removes soap scum from the tub and the glass door on the shower stall.
Thank you for the opportunity to share this tip with someone who can't afford to buy the expensive products, like I could not.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Use an oven cleaner from your local cleaning products shop. Use a spray bottle and leave on for 20 - 30 seconds and wipe, wipe the dirt away.
Note: use protective gloves!!!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Make a Solutions of Bakeing soda and Bleach a past in a small bowl apply past with a toothbrush to mildew let set for 10 min. Rinse with clean water.