Moldy Brick Structure in Miami

I have a brick structure on the front porch of my house which is getting very moldy. I usually don’t play close attention to these things. When you have a big house and all the family members working full time, there is little chance you’ll notice when something needs some maintenance…until someone points it out to you! Yes, that happened to me. It was a little embarrassing. My nieces and nephews were playing outside and one of them sat on brick structure at the entrance of the house (see below picture). It was moldy, and my nephew Matthew got an allergic reaction immediately! I called to get acrylic sealing services right away!

I made an appointment for the next day so they could come and inspect the surface. It turns out that they needed to pressure wash the brick surface first to remove the mold and then let it dry before adding the acrylic sealant. I started wondering “Where else could there be mold around the house that I have not noticed yet?” The truth is this town has a very extreme and fluctuating weather. It may rain like crazy for a whole week and the following week could be very dry and in the upper 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Perfect living condition for mold to grow on!

I inspected the house, as that front brick structure wasn’t the only one in the house. And Lo and behold! There was mold in the back porch, in the garage and the tiles at our pool. I told that boy “Seal this whole place up!” He looked at me with a deadly serious face as if he had not understood my exaggerated demand; “Ma’am, do you know what you’re requesting of me?” I said “Honey, don’t take me too seriously, I just mean that I need the acrylic sealing in the areas that actually need it, like the front and back porch and the tiles around our pool to avoid any accidents.” He then gave me a nervous grin and said “Ok”. Ugh, these young kids, they’re scared of us old people, ha!