Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Detroit, MI
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 Michigan.
Frequently asked questions
Water came up through the basement floor drain. Where is it from?
Usually the municipal system rather than your house. When heavy rain overwhelms combined drainage, the surcharge finds the lowest opening on the line, which is your floor drain. That water is treated as contaminated regardless of appearance, so porous material it touched comes out rather than being dried.
How much does the age of the housing here actually matter?
Considerably, because 93% of it predates 1990 and much of it predates damp-proofing entirely. Foundations were built to keep soil out, not water, and mortar that has been cycling through freeze and thaw for eighty years has opened paths that did not exist when the house was new.
Does a vacant house next door affect mine?
It can. An unheated or unmaintained building alongside yours lets damp and cold move along the shared boundary, and a failed roof or gutter next door discharges onto ground that drains toward both foundations. The condition of an adjacent property is a legitimate thing to look at when diagnosing a persistent damp wall.