https://mouldmates.com.au/blog Practical guides on mould inspection, treatment and prevention, written from real jobs on the Gold Coast and in the Northern Rivers. en-AU Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:26:57 GMT https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/pre-sale-mould-report https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/pre-sale-mould-report Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:26:57 GMT Travis Ahern Inspection and testing A building and pest inspection flags mould without quantifying it. Two real jobs, one Condition 1 and one Condition 3, and why the timing matters more than the result. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/mould-in-commercial-buildings https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/mould-in-commercial-buildings Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:11:04 GMT Nicholas Smart Hidden mould Fire stairs are sealed by design, so water that gets in has nowhere to go. A Southport stairwell, what the readings showed, and how strata and commercial work differs. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/early-signs-of-mould https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/early-signs-of-mould Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:55:45 GMT Nicholas Smart Hidden mould The earliest signs of mould are a musty smell and growth on your things, not your walls. A Broadbeach job shows where to look first and what the sign is actually pointing at. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/what-happens-in-a-mould-investigation https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/what-happens-in-a-mould-investigation Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:42:51 GMT Nicholas Smart Inspection and testing What a mould inspection actually involves, how long it takes, whether holes get cut, when sampling is worth it, and exactly what is in the report at the end. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/what-more-than-90-mould-inspections-found https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/what-more-than-90-mould-inspections-found Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:17:16 GMT Nicholas Smart Inspection and testing The last 3 months of Mould Mates inspection records: bedrooms beat bathrooms nearly three to one, condensation caused more of it than leaks, and the average house had it in four rooms. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/black-mould-explained https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/black-mould-explained Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:48:21 GMT Nicholas Smart Inspection and testing Black mould is not a type of mould, it is a colour. Mould comes in every colour and grows wherever it is wet. What actually decides the job on Brisbane and Gold Coast homes. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/does-bleach-kill-mould https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/does-bleach-kill-mould Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:49:12 GMT Nicholas Smart DIY and prevention Bleach removes the colour from mould, not the mould. What the IICRC S520 standard says, why it comes back, and the surfaces where a bleach wipe is fine. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/mould-northern-rivers https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/mould-northern-rivers Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:09:32 GMT Nicholas Smart Inspection and testing Byron Bay morning humidity barely drops below 70 per cent. Why Northern Rivers homes get mould, what we find in Byron Bay, Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah, and what works. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/how-to-prevent-mould-at-home https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/how-to-prevent-mould-at-home Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:49:32 GMT Nicholas Smart DIY and prevention Mould is a moisture problem, not a cleaning one. What actually works at home: humidity under 55%, bathroom fans that vent outside, and the two spaces nobody checks. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/how-much-does-mould-removal-cost https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/how-much-does-mould-removal-cost Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:49:15 GMT Travis Ahern Inspection and testing Treatment from $759, investigation $349. Our remediation jobs have run $2,500 to $55,000. Real 2026 prices, published. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/concealed-mould-suffolk-park-byron-bay https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/concealed-mould-suffolk-park-byron-bay Sun, 06 Sep 2026 01:57:26 GMT Nicholas Smart Remediation and treatment A musty smell in a Suffolk Park studio near Byron Bay with nothing to see. What we found above the en suite ceiling, and the water source behind it. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/case-study-arundel-mould-in-an-enclosed-under-stair-cupboard https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/case-study-arundel-mould-in-an-enclosed-under-stair-cupboard Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:42:22 GMT Nicholas Smart Remediation and treatment A slow leak inside a hot water tray. Nothing ever reached the floor. Months later there was heavy mould through an enclosed cupboard under the stairs that nobody had opened. Here is why the water never had to escape to cause it. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/what-causes-mould-to-spread-out-from-an-ensuite-exhaust-fan https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/what-causes-mould-to-spread-out-from-an-ensuite-exhaust-fan Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:07:52 GMT Nicholas Smart Remediation and treatment Fine speckled mould spreading out from an ensuite exhaust fan, with nothing wet and nothing sagging. The owner wanted to know if water was getting in. The answer was above the ceiling, not behind it. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/local-case-study-1-currumbin-raked-bathroom-ceiling https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/local-case-study-1-currumbin-raked-bathroom-ceiling Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:24:51 GMT Nicholas Smart Remediation and treatment A high raked ceiling, exposed beams, and the same growth returning to the same place. No leak, no stain, no soft patch. Here is what the readings actually showed at a Currumbin bathroom. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/musty-smell-in-house https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/musty-smell-in-house Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:38:32 GMT Nicholas Smart Hidden mould If you can smell mould but cannot see it, the growth is usually concealed. Three real jobs showing where we find it and how it is tracked down. https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/why-does-mould-keep-coming-back-on-the-bathroom-ceiling https://mouldmates.com.au/blog/why-does-mould-keep-coming-back-on-the-bathroom-ceiling Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:28:36 GMT Nicholas Smart Inspection and testing It is the same ceiling every time. Above the shower, around the fan, or a grey line following the cornice all the way round. You wipe it, it looks fine for a few weeks, and then it is back in exactly the same place. Bathroom ceilings are the most common thing we get called to on the Gold Coast, and across the jobs I did in July it came down to the same three things over and over.