Mold and Water Damage Specialists

Mold and water damage specialists clean up black mold and other toxic molds, as well as repairing water damage that can cause mold growth. The need for mold and water damage remediation can sometimes be avoided if the problem is addressed within 48 hours of severe leaking or flooding; otherwise the cleanup can be quite a bit of work. These specialists can advise you about what needs to be done in order to resolve the problem.

Water Damage Remediation

If you’ve experienced flooding in your home, a broken pipe, a serious leak in your roof or other severe water damage, prompt cleanup may prevent the growth of harmful mold, such as Stachybotrys chartarum, commonly known as black mold. Insulation, drywall, ceiling tiles and carpeting, including the backing, may need to be discarded and replaced.

In some cases, carpeting and the backing can be dried out and saved if treated within 24 - 48 hours. Mold and water damage specialists will have special vacuums that can remove most of the water from carpeting, and then strong fans can help accelerate the drying process. Specialists will have the equipment needed to save as much material in your home as possible and will also know how to determine when materials should be replaced. Since time is a factor in saving some materials in your home, we recommend calling in a specialist as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the less likely it is you’ll be able to save things like carpeting.

Drywall can sometimes be dried out and saved if it’s not buckled or cracked or otherwise visibly damaged. Again, water damage remediation specialists can help you decide and advise you on how to dry out anything that can be saved. They can also help you clean mold from any materials that can be saved, such as bathroom tiles or fixtures and concrete walls and floors.

Items That Must Be Thrown Out

Water damage remediation will not save some items and they will need to be thrown out. A qualified specialist will let you know what can be saved and what cannot. Often books and papers cannot be saved, but valuable papers can be photocopied before the originals are discarded. Remediation specialists can let you know if there is any way to save your valuables. Salvaging any items possible will also save you the cost of replacing the items, so it may be worth the cost of hiring mold and water damage specialists, or at the very least, getting a free estimate from a professional.

Items contaminated by mold should be discarded because mold will only continue to grow. Black mold causes many health problems, asthma, allergy symptoms, dizziness, headaches, trouble concentrating and respiratory tract infections. Some other types of mold can also cause health problems. Children and elderly household members are particularly susceptible to health problems caused by mold.

Locating Mold and Water Damage Specialists in Your Area

To get a list of Water Damage Remediation Specialists in your area, just follow the link. A qualified specialist will let you know if your home is affected by hazardous mold and give you a free estimate of the cost to treat your home as well as offering you free advice about any steps you can take on your own. It’s well worth calling in a professional because if you don’t get black mold or other toxic molds cleaned up properly, you and your family can suffer serious health problems.

Additional Reading:

You can follow this link for more information on water damage mold. Water damage house mold can cause some very dangerous health symptoms, so you need to do a water damage remediation and clean out all the mold as soon as possible.

Here is our homeowners guide to dealing with sewage in the home.

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