Archived Mold Remediation Blog Posts
Identifying And Addressing Mold Growth
10/30/2024 (Permalink)
SERVPRO Technicians speaking with customers about water damage and potential mold.
If you’ve had Water Damage, you’re sure to know that mold is not far behind! But, how do you know for sure you have mold (Aside from having mold testing done)?
The Telltale Signs:
- Visible Discoloration – With over 100,000 species of mold, the color can widely vary. Commonly you can find molds with darker colors such as black, green, blue, or gray. Some appear fuzzy, and others are slimy, and can be smudged to when touched.
- Smell – While older homes may have a slight damp smell, a strong odor of mold is often much more apparent.
- Peeling Paint or Wallpaper – Due to mold growing from Water Damage, signs that the damage is in the walls by clearly visible peeling, flaking, or bubbling paint or wallpaper!
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Take These Steps to Prevent Mold Infestation in Your Home or Apartment
4/29/2019 (Permalink)
Mold can grow quickly in a moist damp environment.
No matter where you go in Tarpon Springs, a microbial population resides, either actively or in a dormant state. This includes the cleanest of homes, as well as the outdoor world. A small amount of moisture or increased humidity can revive dormant microbes and allow active to flourish even more vibrantly.
Whenever an apartment suffers from mold damage in Tarpon Springs, the critical ingredient centers on the moisture levels, and not on the mold already existing within the residence. SERVPRO professionals find a variety of sources of unwanted moisture and water within homes and apartments when performing mold damage remediation. Preventing future accumulation of water plays a crucial part in preventing microbial populations from expanding.
Moisture can come into your apartment through many sources, including appliances. Used appliances that come with your rented apartment might not seem faulty but a quick check of drip pans, water lines, and drainage hoses, especially their seals at both ends, can rule this possible situation out. Discovering that such a location does contain defects or loosened seals, a quick repair job can solve the problem. Other sources exist, however, even in the smallest of residences.
Other locations to look at include windows and their frames. Rainfall can result in extensive microbial damage when they allow water to enter inside, dripping down walls, or even inside them. Soaked insulation can harbor microbial growth for long periods before their discovery occurs.
A leaky roof can also allow precipitation to cause prolific growth all throughout the apartment building, including other units. SERVPRO can remediate mold damage to your apartment after discussing the details with your apartment's owner. Your personal belongings can also become mold-infested, but we can help you recover most, and possibly all, of your affected property.
A leaky toilet, drain under a cabinet, or a shower head that sprays water where it should not go can all cause mold damage inside the bathroom. Loosened shower walls can allow mold to grow behind them, which can then spread to other areas of your home.
SERVPRO of Tarpon helps whenever mold damage becomes a problem, and beforehand, as well. No job is too large and complicated, nor too small and insignificant. All mold damage escalates and should receive expert remediation services as soon as possible. Call our 24-hour service line at (727) 934-5555, any day of the year, and we can help you recover from this and any other disaster.
Restore Your Trinity Home After Mold Damage
12/27/2018 (Permalink)
Call the experts when you spot mold growth in your home.
SERVPRO - Cleaning Mold Damaged Property In Trinity
Trinity residents know that a little water can cause an incredible amount of damage. Removing and drying property after a storm or plumbing incident does not always take care of every problem. Many times, these disasters can also lead to a mold infestation.
Reducing and eliminating mold damage to Trinity homes means looking not just overhead or behind walls. SERVPRO restoration teams understand that once mold begins to grow and expand in a home, it can spread through not just bathrooms and laundry rooms, but grow underfoot, unnoticed until it spreads throughout the entire home.
Most homeowners and residents do not realize they have a mold problem until they detect that distinctive, musty odor. Not all mold growths exude it, however, so it is not a reliable indicator. The only reliable methods are for our technicians to use a mold content meter to test the air for high levels of mold spores or pull up the carpet after a flooding incident and perform a thorough visual inspection.
If SERVPRO technicians discover mold, they use a shampoo machine to kill the active mold spores with a cleaning solution containing an anti-fungal agent. After completing the process, they use an extractor to draw out remaining water with the mold spores.
Next, they detach the carpet and dispose of the pad underneath it. Carpet pads cannot be cleaned of the mold without damaging them, and since they are cheaper to replace than restore, disposal is the only cost-efficient option.
Now, technicians dry the carpet and the floor underneath it. They lift opposite ends to create entry and exit points and then install air movers and box fans to increase airflow and speed up the process. Once they finish drying the carpet, the team leader examines it for traces of mold. If she finds none, team members install a new carpet pad and then tack the carpet back in place.
It is impossible to eliminate every mold spore, but at SERVPRO of Tarpon, we can stop active mold growth. Our goal is to treat affected property so that homeowners and residents can return to a clean environment as quickly as possible. If you need us, call (727) 934-5555 today. We are here for you.
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Mold Damage On Furnishings In Holiday Can Make Your House Suffer Bad Odors
9/11/2018 (Permalink)
Residents in Holiday might find mold damage within their home in almost any location.
Mold Damage On Furnishings
Luxurious homes in Holiday often have expensive upholstered furniture and other elegant furnishings. These costly items need regular care to catch problems before they become detrimental to the piece involved, and this care includes the detection of microbial infestations.
Residents in Holiday might find mold damage within their home in almost any location, but when it involves furniture, heavy drapes, carpets, rugs, and other belongings, SERVPRO can help. Our IICRC-certified technicians can clean these items for you so musty odors disappear. Remediation of mold damage includes the removal of moldy materials, but we remain dedicated to our goal of carrying out these processes as inexpensively as possible.
Calling us to begin the work as soon as you find mold or mildew infestations can drastically reduce the amount of damage your house's furnishings experience. We can restore many items through diligent cleaning methods, unique cleaners that remove stains, and expert skill and experience. Deodorizing these items by either thermal fogging or ozone treatments diminishes the odor that often remains even after the most thorough cleaning session.
Removing all traces of mold also improves the air quality in a home. While desiccating an area kills the mold itself, its spores remain viable, capable of restarting colonies within your home. These spores, on many varieties of mold, produce a distinctive scent that many people find unpleasant or even offensive.
Our mold damage remediation team uses air scrubbers and HEPA filters to trap these loose spores, removing them from the air your family members breathe. This can reduce the possibility of family members experiencing health effects, as well as the odor detected. Our Odor Control Technician (OCT) can also help eliminate remaining odors when homeowners find it necessary.
SERVPRO of Tarpon wants your family home to smell pleasant with clean, mold-free furnishings. This healthier environment can greatly benefit your family and guests. Instead of worrying about possible mold damage in your Innisbrook of East Lake residence, call our experts at (727) 934-5555, and we can put your mind at ease.
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What To Expect From Professional Mold Damage Remediation In Trinity
6/8/2018 (Permalink)
We have the best technology and expertise to remediate the mold damage from your residential home.
SERVPRO Explains Trinity Mold Remediation Process Step By Step
When mold growth spins out of control in your Trinity home, you are wise to seek out a reliable professional solution. Unsightly, damaging to structural materials and contributing to irritation and allergic reaction in susceptible individuals, remediation of microbial infestations require adherence to a carefully developed protocol to manage effectively. We have the know-how, products, and equipment to help.
Mold damage in your Trinity residence is not just an ordinary annoyance. A casual treatment with a topical bleach formulation and a follow up with a coat of paint is not a permanent solution. Mold growth is a sign that water incursion is an issue in your home, as the millions of mold spores that we encounter each day both indoors and out ordinarily cause no problems. Only when they encounter a source of water, even dampness or higher than average humidity, do they begin their life cycle. Addressing the moisture is crucial, as mold returns despite the most ardent removal efforts if water continues to fuel the spores.
When SERVPRO remediation crews approach a mold damage scenario, we follow the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) procedures. The team develops a plan to contain the moldy areas during the removal process, followed by treatment with EPA registered antimicrobials to inhibit regrowth.
Physical barriers, personal protective gear for our technicians, and innovative equipment such as negative pressure air scrubbers all have a part in the plan. The affected area is draped and the air inside filtered and exhausted so that the moldy debris does not invade other areas of your home. SERVPRO employees use scrapers and gentle abrasives such as soda blasting to separate the mold colonies from surfaces. If the hyphae (root-like structures) of the mold compromises the integrity of porous structures or possessions, we may determine to remove it as well as the fungi. All moldy debris requires bagging and disposal in concurrence with local hazardous waste codes.
Remediation is incomplete until we identify the water source and make plans to eliminate it. Far from being merely a mold damage issue, fixing the moisture problems ensures the protection of structural components from the progressive deterioration water causes beyond mold involvement. Routine checks for leaks, spills, appliance malfunctions, and reducing excessive humidity levels are mold growth deterrents as well as necessary checks to assure the longevity of all spaces in your home.
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SERVPRO of Tarpon is a full-service restoration company, ready to help with both mold remediation and recovery from the water damage that is the source of mold growth, Call us day or night at (727) 934-5555 for a speedy inspection and practical solution to your mold and water woes.
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