Hidden Mold Damage In Your Slaughterville Area Home

3/26/2017 (Permalink)

SERVPRO Remediates Damage Caused by Mold

When you think about mold damage in your home, you likely imagine being able to see a large area covered in mold growth that causes red flags to go off. However, in most cases, mold damage in your home starts with a strange musty odor and exposure that is simply not visible to the naked eye.
 
If you are like most people, without visual proof that mold damage exists, a small water leak in your Slaughterville area home can cause extensive damage. Months, and sometimes even years, could go by before anything appears to draw your attention to the problem.
 
Most of us assume that mold only grows in bathrooms or maybe in your basement. If you cannot see damage in your bathroom and do not have a basement, there is little reason to enter your crawl spaces or attic.
 
A small leak in a pipe in your bathroom can cause water to seep into the crawl space under your house. That, combined with the raw, unprotected building materials underneath, provide mold with the perfect environment to grow unimpeded. Moist, little, if any, sunlight, and plenty of organic matter.
 
This mold growth affects your entire living environment, indoor air quality, and can cause health effects to each member of your family, regardless of the species or amount of mold that is growing. When you find a leak, it is important to dry things out immediately, if there is any reason whatsoever to conclude additional water may have found its way into other areas, you should call for professional help.
 
A company, like SERVPRO, can provide you with the IICRC certified professional technicians with years of experience in mitigating mold damage in your home. Our applied microbial remediation technicians can help you get things under control and give you tips on how to limit the possibility of exposure in the future.
 
SERVPRO technicians cordon off the infected areas of your home, perform a full inspection, locate the source of moisture causing the issue, repair it, and use EPA and OSHA guidelines to handle and dispose of damaged materials to help prevent further growth and contain the spread of mold spores.
 
SERVPRO uses a variety of equipment such as water extractors, air movers, dehumidifiers and cleaning methods to help return every area of your home to a quality pre-mold damage condition, in a timely and efficient manner. Air scrubbers with HEPA filtration systems are very adept at capturing airborne fungi particles and mold spores.
 
Give SERVPRO of Norman a call today for access to professional mold remediation services you can trust. (405) 292-0808