Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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 Florida.
Frequently asked questions
The canals are right there. Why does the street still flood?
Because a canal is only useful if the water in it is lower than the water trying to enter. On a high tide the canal is already full, so the system has no head to work with. The infrastructure is not failing; it is doing what gravity permits, which during a storm surge is very little.
Everything dried within a day. Why test the walls at all?
Because block does not dry on the same schedule as the surface. Water sitting in the cores of a block wall can remain for weeks while paint and drywall feel dry to the hand. Repairs closed up on that assumption are the ones that come back with growth a season later.
Does a high water table matter if the house is on a slab?
Yes, because moisture moves up through concrete. A slab poured close to the water table stays in contact with damp ground permanently, and without an intact vapor retarder that moisture keeps arriving at flooring from below regardless of what the weather is doing above.