Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Jackson, MS
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 Mississippi.
Frequently asked questions
What makes Yazoo clay different from ordinary clay soil?
The magnitude of its volume change. It is a highly expansive marine clay that swells substantially when wet and shrinks correspondingly when dry, and it does so with enough force to lift and drop slabs and to shear buried pipes. Ordinary clay does this; Yazoo clay does it to a degree that reliably damages structures.
Could a supply line under the slab be leaking because of the soil?
It is a recognised mechanism here. Ground that moves seasonally puts repeated stress on rigid buried pipe, and joints eventually fail. The leak then saturates the surrounding clay, which swells locally and moves the slab further, so the soil and the plumbing failure end up driving each other.
Should I be watching the yard as well as the house?
Yes. On this soil the gap that opens between the ground and the foundation during a dry spell is a direct route for the next heavy rain, and it is visible outside long before anything shows indoors. Keeping moisture around the foundation even is more useful than reacting after water is inside.