Summary for borax treatment for mold Discussion
Borax treatment for mold is discussed as a possible way to clean and help discourage regrowth in a moldy garage, but the thread is brief and mostly points to where borax can be found. Jill Harkaway asks whether borax is a real product or something she must mix herself, since she can only find Boraxo soap, and she wants something that will work on concrete, wood, and metal. The answer from Ted Mooney, P.E. says that 20 Mule Team Borax is available, with examples such as Amazon or eBay. The exchange does not provide a detailed cleaning formula or guarantee that borax will solve the mold problem; it mainly confirms that borax is a purchasable product and suggests sources for it. The broader issue of fixing the moisture problem in the garage is left to the reader’s own remediation efforts.
Q. I am extremely allergic to mold and am plagued by a moldy garage. I am doing everything I can to correct the problem, but have been told that scrubbing the walls and floor with borax will prevent regrowth. Is there a product called borax, or do I have to make my own? If I can purchase some, where will I find it? So far, I can only find Boraxo
⇦ on
eBay or
Amazon [affil link]
soap. Is there anything else I might be able to use on all the different surfaces (concrete, wood, metal) that would remove and prevent mold growth?
Thank you for any help you can give me.
Jill Harkaway
– Lincoln, Massachusetts
2001
A. You can buy 20 Mule Team® Borax made by the Dial Corporation ⇨
Holly Hirchert
– Champaign, Illinois, United States
A. You can buy 20 Mule Team Borax
⇦ on
eBay or
Amazon [affil link]
at any grocery store that carries laundry soap. It will be in the laundry detergent section. It’s in a cardboard box.
Lala Hin
– Nevato, California, United States
March 1, 2008
A. Hi Jill. Boraxo hand soap is currently what I would consider a boutique or concierge product, far more expensive than practical. As others readers have said, 20 Mule Team is available; and Earthborn borax
⇦ on
or
Amazon [affil link]
is another brand.
Luck & Regards,
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
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