Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Colorado Springs, CO
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 Colorado.
Frequently asked questions
The neighbor's house is the same year as ours and does not move. Why do we?
You are probably on different rock. The Front Range side is granite and alluvium; a few miles east is Pierre shale. A 1986 house on shale will cycle with moisture and a 1986 house on granite will not. The city line does not pick a soil.
Fountain Creek is down the hill. Is the water our problem or the creek's?
On the west side, yours becomes the creek's. Steep lots shed July storms, and a downspout aimed at the slope is a gully starter that undermines backfill before anyone sees a channel. The creek is only the outlet; the lot is where the water picks up speed.
Hail in July, drip in August. Related?
Usually. Hail bruises the mat without opening a hole that afternoon, and the covering fails in the next rain. An August stain after a July hailstorm is one of the more common delayed leaks on this side of the Palmer Divide.