Things Ottawa Buyers May Notice #25 - Bathtub Mould and Mildew

Posted on October 30, 2009 
Filed Under Listing and Selling Your Home, Things Buyers May Notice, Valerie Zinger

I have been going out house shopping with a Buyer who has a professional cleaning background.  In each house the Buyer pulled back the shower curtain or opened the shower doors and checked for mould and mildew around the tub or shower stall.  While the Buyer was fully prepared to scrub the new house from top to bottom after getting possession, the evidence of mould and mildew was more than the Buyer was prepared to have.   The Buyer recommended using bleach to get rid of the spores. 

I found instructions on eHow giving a step by step process to get rid of the mould.  My Buyer suggested testing a bit of bleach on the tub or shower stall.  Some acrylic material turns a bit yellow when exposed to bleach.  If this happens, try using Comet (in the green can), made into a bit of paste.  Leave it on and then using a brush, scrub the Comet off after an hour or so.   

While a previously owned house is not new, Sellers should work very hard to get the house as clean and presentable as possible.  A Buyer wants a clean house as a minimum requirement.  

 Photo credit:  Shower curtain @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/zimpenfish/30700126/

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