Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Ridgeland, 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
The reservoir is down the hill. Why is a slab on the ridge still a Pearl problem?
Some 'ridge' lots are fill over the old swale. March rain reconstitutes that swale under the pad, and the reservoir takes the fall off the Pearl so the water cannot leave. A high lot on the plat is not a high water table in the alluvium.
Loess pipes. How does rain get under a slab with a dry street?
Loess collapses into tunnels. March's 6.13 inches finds those pipes in the yard and carries water under the beam with nothing to see at the curb. A wet corner and a dry driveway is the local tell, and looking at gutters will not find a tunnel in silt.
A 1991 veneer. Should a shallow stem already be enough here?
Not against a 6-inch March on loess splash. The stem that was detailed for a Jackson suburb does not lift the brick off a storm this size, and the bottom course takes it. The date of the house is not a stem-height guarantee.