Mould Removal & Remediation in Oakleigh

Add-On Rooms That Cannot Breathe

Oakleigh is a settled south-eastern suburb of solid post-war and older brick homes, with a strong community that has extended and adapted these houses over decades — and, more recently, a wave of townhouse infill. A very Oakleigh feature is the add-on space: a rear bungalow or granny flat in the backyard, an enclosed verandah turned into a sunroom, a converted garage used as a extra room. These are useful spaces, but they are frequently the source of the household’s mould.

The problem is that these add-on rooms were rarely built to ventilate properly. A backyard bungalow or granny flat used as a bedroom or studio has minimal airflow and often no exhaust in its little bathroom or kitchenette, so moisture from living, showering and drying builds up and condenses on the walls. An enclosed sunroom traps humid air against a lot of cold glass. A converted garage has no ventilation designed in at all. Mould appears in exactly these separate, sealed-up spaces — and in the tight, internal wet areas of the new townhouses, which have the same airflow problem in a modern form.

FreshDuct removes the mould and treats the surfaces, then fixes the airflow these add-on rooms never had: getting extraction into bungalow and granny-flat wet areas, improving ventilation in enclosed sunrooms and converted spaces, and sorting the tight wet areas of townhouses. Every job is documented with before and after photos.

Serving Oakleigh & Nearby

FreshDuct services Oakleigh and the south-east 7 days a week. We regularly work the neighbouring homes and units of Chadstone, Clayton, Malvern and Moorabbin, so Oakleigh is well within our normal territory.

From the older brick homes with backyard bungalows to the new townhouse infill, we can usually offer a prompt inspection and prioritise mould in an add-on room or a windowless townhouse bathroom.