Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Southaven, 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 street did not flood. Why is the slab damp after April rain?
Because the water came from below. Loess soaks at the surface and then sits on a tighter layer, so a slab can take moisture from the ground without a drop crossing the curb. A dry street is not a dry soil column under the house.
This is a 1990s house. Should the crawlspace really stay this humid all summer?
On this silt, yes, unless it is conditioned. Outdoor air from April onward is already wet, and a short crawl on loess has almost no drying interval until autumn. Venting that air through the space adds moisture rather than removing it.
Horn Lake is the next town. Why would that drainage matter here?
The same swale system crosses the city line. After a slow April storm the lowest lots take water that the channel cannot move, and filled-in original swales make that worse. The map of the drainage is older than the subdivision that sits on it.