Testing & Assessment
Mold Inspection & Testing in Senoia, GA
An assessor determines whether mold is present, identifies where it is growing, and measures how far it has spread — before any remediation quote is issued. A mold inspection locates moisture and growth that a room-level look would miss, reading wall cavities, subfloor, and the areas behind finished surfaces. The result is a scope: what is affected, what has to come out, and what is driving the moisture.
No obligation: the assessment comes before any scope
Most people reach this page after noticing something rather than after something broke: a smell that returns, a stain that spreads, a room that feels damp. An inspection answers what is actually there and where the moisture comes from, which is the information every later decision depends on. Several states, Texas among them, keep assessment and remediation as separate licensed roles specifically so the party identifying the problem is not the party selling the fix. Nothing here is medical advice — if you have health questions, those are for a clinician.
Often needed alongside
- Mold Remediation
Containment, HEPA filtration, and antimicrobial treatment eliminate mold colonies at the source and prevent cross-contamination throughout the property.
Frequently asked questions
Our lot drained fine at handover. Why is water standing beside the foundation now?
Because the backfill beside it is still consolidating. The trench next to a foundation is refilled with disturbed soil that keeps settling for a decade or more, and clay settles more than most. That is why a lot that drained correctly at handover can hold water at the wall now with nothing having failed. Checking the fall in the first few feet from the foundation is worth doing periodically rather than once.
Rain is spread evenly through the year. Is that better or worse?
For a foundation it is generally kinder than the alternative. Expansive clay does the most damage when it swings between fully dry and fully wet, because that is what moves a footing. Steady moisture keeps it nearer a middle state. The trade is that the ground rarely dries out completely, so anything below grade that takes water has no season in which to recover.
Where does downspout water actually need to go?
Far enough that it is not returning through the soil, which on clay is further than most people expect. Water released at the pad edge soaks the backfill and moves down the trench to the footing rather than spreading away. On a narrow lot that usually means piping it to the street or a low point rather than relying on a splash block, because the surface distance available is not enough.
These questions come from the Senoia page.