Mold spores naturally occur in outdoor environments and are a necessary part of the cycle of life. Their job is to break down and “digest” organic material and return resources to the soil so new life can begin. However, when mold enters your home or work space it can be deadly.
Mold spores may enter your house from the outside through open doorways, windows, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems with outdoor air intakes. Spores in the air outside also attach themselves to people and animals, making clothing, shoes, bags, and pets convenient vehicles for carrying mold indoors.
When mold spores drop on places where there is excessive moisture, such as where leaks may have occurred in roofs, pipes, walls, or where there has been basement or crawl space flooding, they will grow. Many building materials actually provide nutrients that encourage mold to grow. Wet cellulose-containing materials, including paper and paper products, cardboard, ceiling tiles, wood, and wood products, are particularly conducive for the growth of some molds. Other materials such as dust, paints, wallpaper, insulation materials, drywall, carpet, fabric, and upholstery, commonly support mold growth.
In 2004 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) found there was sufficient evidence to link indoor exposure to mold with upper respiratory tract symptoms, like chronic sinus infections, cough, and wheeze in otherwise healthy people; with asthma symptoms in people with asthma; and with hypersensitivity pneumonitis in individuals susceptible to that immune-mediated condition.
Mold damage clean up and remediation is NOT a “do it yourself’er” job!
Mold damage remediation is not a “do it yourself” job!
All our technicians are trained to protect themselves with safety equipment such as respirator air masks, tyvek suits, and protective gloves.
Our Comprehensive Mold Remediation Services include:
1. Creating containment with HEPA air filtration
2. Creation of negative air so that the affected area is vented to the outdoors where mold belongs
3. HEPA vacuuming and cleaning to remove surface growth
4. Removal of cellulose containing materials if the mold has penetrated
5. Applying anti-microbial solution to clean and protect the area and prevent future growth
6. Encapsulation – when necessary
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