Dealing with mild mould on walls?

Herzlos

I'm doing up the garage, which currently has a leaky door frame and has resulted in some mild damp mould on the (plasterboard) walls around the door.

I was intending on just washing them down with soapy water, letting it dry and then repainting with regular emulsion, but wondered if that'd be sufficient or if I should be using mould-resistant paint or if I need to clean it differently?

I'll be replacing the door/frame to try and avoid the dampness.

societys_child

I'd wash it down with neat bleach (don't wash it off, just leave to dry)

Herzlos

Thanks

It'll be alright to paint over once dry?

lstar337

I have used a product called HG Mould Spray (It's on Amazon and has 294 five star reviews).

It worked very well. It will stain a little on non glossy surfaces, but since you are painting, that wont matter.

It really was effortless for us, spray it on, leave it 10-15, then the stuff just wipes off taking the mould with it.

Andy_Williams2

Yes use bleach but make sure you give it plenty of time to really dry through and then your be ok to get painting. Good luck!