Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Santa Fe, NM
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 New Mexico.
Frequently asked questions
What is a canale and why does it fail?
A spout through the parapet that throws roof water clear of the wall. It fails because it concentrates all the drainage of a roof plane into a small opening, and because the sealant around it is exposed to some of the most intense sun in the country. Blockage or a failed seal puts that whole volume into the wall instead.
Does altitude actually change how a building weathers?
It intensifies the daily temperature swing and the ultraviolet load. Materials expand and contract further each day than they would at lower elevation, and sealants break down faster. The climate averages look mild; what the details experience is a great deal more cycling than those averages suggest.
Fourteen inches of rain a year. Is a flat roof a liability here?
Not inherently, but it is unforgiving of neglect. A flat roof depends entirely on its drainage points working, and here those go months without being tested. The tradition suits the climate; what it does not tolerate is the maintenance interval people apply to a pitched roof.