Likely Mold Inspection Steps for Your Harrisonburg Home

6/2/2022 (Permalink)

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Common Mold Evaluation Steps SERVPRO Uses in Harrisonburg

It is usually evident whether your Harrisonburg home has mold since the contamination generally emits a musty smell and causes surface blemishes as spores form colonies or the materials deteriorate. Despite this, doing mold inspection before starting remediation leads to a positive outcome.

Performing a thorough mold inspection at your Harrisonburg is as essential as any other remediation step. It is difficult to determine the resources you require for the restoration or costs without the right information. Even for a seasoned mold restorer such as SERVPRO, inspecting moldy areas is inevitable.

Details inspection helps reveal

• Contamination spread patterns
• Level of deterioration
• Underlying mold driving factors 

Knowing there is mold in your house is only the first step. It would help if you had an idea of how far it spreads across the house and the level of development the colonies have reached. Such information informs the next steps. Our SERVPRO crew chiefs use the information to determine which areas to tear down and how to set up containment.

Mold Development Trends

Regardless of where the mold contamination is concentrated, the problem starts at the material's surface when spores absorb moisture and sprout. Later, surface colonization advances when hyphae dig into the surface for nutrients. Therefore, the longer mold develops on a surface, the greater the level of deterioration. A step as simple as probing the surface with a sharp tool helps reveal the level of decay since most materials lose structural integrity and crumble when heavily colonized.

Inspection steps

• Drilling exploratory holes
• Checking moisture levels in materials
• Lifting surface covers

During an inspection, two aspects are critical - finding the information you seek without causing significant structural damage. Our SERVPRO technicians use mild approaches such as drilling small holes in walls or ceilings and then placing an inspection camera through the opening to establish the level of infestation. We use thermal cameras when checking for hidden moisture since they do not require physical contact to pinpoint wetness.

SERVPRO of Rockingham and Augusta Counties understands the crucial role thorough mold inspection plays in restoring the property to its preloss state. You can reach us at (540) 433-6100. We're Faster To Any Size Disaster.