Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Alpharetta, GA
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 Georgia.
Frequently asked questions
Two neighbors have completely different drainage. How?
Because the rock beneath weathered in place instead of being covered by deposited soil, so the depth of workable ground varies over very short distances. One lot may have twenty feet of it and the next only three, which changes how much rain each can absorb before anything runs off.
The house is under thirty years old. Why would water be an issue already?
Age is not the variable here. Newer construction avoids the failures that come with old materials, but it does not change the geology or the fact that the surrounding catchment kept developing after the drainage serving it was designed and built.
Do crawlspace vents help through a Georgia summer?
Usually the reverse. Warm humid outside air entering a cooler crawlspace raises the relative humidity rather than lowering it, and moisture condenses on joists and ductwork. The logic behind venting assumes outside air is drier, which here holds for only part of the year.