Mattress cleaning

[Woodall]

2 years ago I moved into a bungalow and was unable to flip my mattress as its so heavy, with it being a Harrison spinks mattress. After finding help to flip it I'm devastated to find there is mould growning on the under side. I knew the house was dampish when I moved in but never gave it a thought that it was damage my mattress. I'm planning on getting it cleaned professionally next week but wanted to know what people's thoughts were on mattress cleaning. I've never had it done before and I'm a little worried it may damage my mattress.

I think you might need a new mattress.

You need a new one and to remove the old one ASAP. Mould spores aren't to be messed with

Mould releases gas into the air (especially at night) that is very bad for your lungs particularly when combined with the materials used in mattresses (eg www.nestbedding.com/blogs/news/9664167-what-to-do-if-i-find-mold-in-or-under-my-mattress)

As I understand it once something is mouldy it will always grow back. You’re much better off with a new mattress even a v cheap one is better than a posh mouldy one.

Other thoughts:

• get a dehumidifier, ebac are good. This will greatly improve the damp issue.
• ivy pot plants are good for getting mould spores out of the air (the ivy eats mould which is which old ruins are usually covered in ivy)

Sorry this happened.

Don't waste money getting it cleaned, the mould will never go and it's really bad for you

Could the mould be historic, its not as bad as you may think it is. The house was damp when I moved in but not anymore. Could it have happened when I first got there and then stopped growing, can that happen?

Just get a new mattress

It's not something which is easily replaced like for like when the mattress cost me £2000. Like I said I'm sleeping in the other room until I have found a solution. If I have to replace it I wouldn't buy a cheap one, I'd have to save and buy the same or if not better. Thanks for your reply.

Personally I would just kill the mould with a bleach solution (which may obviously bleach the fabric too) and then make sure I was turning it regularly and keep an eye on it. You also need to sort out the damp or get a dehumidifier. That damp will not be good for you either.

We are not suffering with damp anymore and the bedroom smells alot fresher since the wallpaper has been removed and 60 year old wardrobes have been taken out. I will be totally gutting the room and starting fresh. I have placed the dehumidifier in that bedroom and it's on all the time currently. I will go ahead with the deep steam cleaning and I'm going to make an effort to clean the mattress more often and flip it every two weeks. I will have tried to clean it with white vinegar but it just the staining I can't remove, funnily there is no odour what so ever and that's putting my nose right next to it. Mould smells right?

You don't need to spend £2000 to get a great mattress . Simba and similar are great and around £600.. very very comfy .
I would never sleep on mould , cleaning will only clean the outside , the mould will be inside it .. I imagine they use a carpet cleaner type machine which although it will make the outside look clean it can't possibly clean the middle !!