Recently our shower briefly got backed up and water leaked through the shower wall (which is not sealed properly), and came out on the other sides of the wall into adjoining rooms/closets. We dried out the carpet with towels and by airing out the rooms, but I'm worried about mold inside the wall.

I'm wondering whether I should be worried about damage to my house. Is there a way to check for mold without tearing out the walls? Do you think this type of damage would cause a mold problem?

if it is fixed the mold dies when the wall dries up
I had a green ceiling and walls from a burst pipe in the floor above ,(in the tropics )one year of leaking

it was fixed last week and all of the green has gone already after a week

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Happy Holidays!

This is a little bit different than a tech and gadget review.

I wanted to talk about a couple of general quick solutions to 2 different types of common household issues.

-The first general cleaning issue is wiping clean electronic surfaces like on those LCD TV screens and monitors. And also on portable electronic screens like on mp3/mp4, portable DVD screens, etc... I found a generic product simply called "Screen Cleaner". (Not a glass cleaner.) I used it on all the above mentioned surfaces and found it to be a good/safe cleaning solution for most of those electronic surfaces. And it was cheap.
(Ocean State Job Lot: $5 [Cleaning Solution Bottle and Cloth])

-And the second issue usually around the home is getting rid of tough stains typically found in/around showers and sinks. And that's hard water stains, mildew stains and mold. I found a product called ZEP Mold and Mildew Remover. And it works! (It pretty much removed those stains...) I applied it directly onto the surfaces and waited overnight and rinsed. Some areas required repeat treatment, but all without having to scrub.
(Home Depot: ZEP $1.50/ a bottle)

Hope this help you guys ring in the new year with cleaner TV and computer monitor screens (and shower stalls and sinks!)

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Though molds can be normal occupants at any home, they are still visitors that must not be welcomed. There are a lot of things you need to worry about if you notice some molds making your home their home too. This is mainly because of the fact that they are truly hazardous to the health of everyone inside your home. Therefore, you must have a complete knowledge of effective mold removal products to start your combat in eliminating them.

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•    Paint. If you live in a damp place, it is advisable for you to use paints with mold-preventing additives on it. This will help you minimize and prevent the molds from reappearing into your walls or other prone areas of your house. But when you are actually in the process of repainting, you can use paint mold inhibitors.

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Just painted new house, mold keeps bleeding through paint. What to do?

all of the answers that you received were well thought out except using kilz to cover the problem. you must find the source of the moisture first. mold as I'm sure you know is no little matter. it can not only cause sickness but in some cases death. once you have solved that problem consider painting your walls with a pigmented shellac like sher. williams pro-block and then a latex topcoat. good luck.
Tom the painter

PS. Kilz is a very over rated and over used product.

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