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The paint on the exterior wall of our villa in Al Barsha is starting to crack and peel in several large patches, especially on the west-facing side that gets the afternoon sun. I want to repaint it myself over the Eid holidays, but I'm worried about ...

My kids have been coughing and I suspect it's from the black spots I just found behind our bedroom wardrobe. We've lived here for 2 years and just noticed it when I moved the furniture to clean before Eid. With the humidity rising again, how urgently...

After the rain last month, I noticed water seeping through the ceiling above me in the living room. It’s only happened once before but this time it was a bit more significant, leaving a small wet patch on my carpet. The landlord hasn’t responded to m...

After the rain last month, I noticed a faint musty smell coming from behind the bookshelf in my living room. It’s not too bad, but it doesn’t seem to go away even with airing out the space. Should I just clean more thoroughly or could this be somethi...

After the rain last month, I noticed a musty smell in the basement of my apartment, and when I checked closer, there seemed to be some mold growing on the walls. The landlord hasn’t addressed it yet, but is this something I should handle or expect th...

After the recent humidity spike, I've been seeing some discoloration on my bathroom ceiling. Is this mold homes? How serious is it and what should I do?

My kids have been coughing non-stop for the last month and I’m starting to panic. I just pulled out a winter blanket from the closet under our stairs and the entire back wall is covered in black, fuzzy mold, and the whole area smells damp. We’re in a...

After the storm last week, the carpet in our ground-floor living room in Jumeirah 1 was soaked. We got most of the water out, but now there's a horrible, damp smell that's spreading through the entire apartment, and my husband has started sneezing co...

I'm renting an apartment and noticed mold homes in the bathroom. Is this the landlord's responsibility to fix? I'm not sure what my rights are here.

My kids have been coughing and I suspect it’s from a weird black speckled patch I found behind the wardrobe in our master bedroom. We've lived here for 2 years and just noticed it, but I'm worried it's been there longer. The dehumidifier runs constan...