Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Bath, ME
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 Maine.
Frequently asked questions
The ways are dry. Why is the cellar wet anyway?
The ways are a floor over the river, not a wall against it. A cellar cut into ledge a street back still sits in the same water table the Kennebec holds up, and rubble footings pass that water whether the yard is launching a hull or not. Tide and freshet set the cellar; the shipyard only explains why the housing is here.
Does an October peak change what a frozen cellar does later?
It loads the cellar just before the ground locks. Water that October puts in the rubble is still there when ice forms in the joints, and frost then wedges those joints wider. The March freshet is the test of openings that were tighter in September, not a separate event.
Lime mortar on granite. Is that a moisture path or just old work?
Both. Lime takes water from the granite by capillary action and has no damp course to break the path. A brick wall bedded on ledge along this river is a wick from the day it was laid, and painting the inside face does not stop the granite from feeding it.