Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Glendale, CA
Containment, HEPA filtration, and antimicrobial treatment remove mold colonies at the source and stop cross-contamination through the rest of the home. Mold remediation removes affected porous materials and corrects the moisture source that allowed growth. The work is done under containment with HEPA filtration so spores are not carried into unaffected rooms, and the area is cleared only once the underlying moisture problem has been resolved.
Remediation is the step after the assessment, not before it. A local pro establishes how far the growth extends and what is feeding it, because removing what is visible while the moisture source is still running puts the same colony back in the same wall. Texas and several other states also set a square-footage point above which the work has to be done by a licensed remediator — the service note below covers where that line falls in this city.
Every pro in our network is licensed and insured in California.
Frequently asked questions
The hill did not slide. Why is there mud against the slab anyway?
Fans deliver sheet and rill, not only a named slide. February rain on a steep Verdugo face concentrates in the same chutes every year. After a burn the load is mud; in a green year it is still water with fines. A pad at the chute mouth was built in a path, whether or not the last storm made the news.
We sit in the Civic Center flats, not on the fan. Is the Verdugo still involved?
As the source of the water in the street, yes. Fan runoff has to cross the flats to leave. A garage that ponds on a flat lot may be taking a hillside's February, not its own roof. Look upslope of the drain inlet, not only at the downspout.
A 1966 stucco slab on the fan. Was it detailed for this?
Rarely. That vintage often has no stem wall and no uphill drain. The plate sits at splash height, and the buried face holds colluvium. Interior paint will not stop a fan. The fix is the uphill drain and the plate height, not a new coat.