Testing & Assessment
Mold Inspection & Testing in Kenney, IL
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 cellar has brick walls from the 1920s. Can they be made dry?
Drier, and the approach differs from a modern basement. Brick laid in lime mortar breathes, and on prairie soil that stays saturated through spring it will always take some moisture from the ground. What can change is how much water reaches the wall: roof water carried well away, grade rebuilt to fall from the house, and any old cistern or well beside the foundation filled or capped. The wall then contends with the soil alone, not the roof and yard.
The village sits in the middle of farm fields. Does that affect the water under the houses?
It does, through the field tile. Farmland around the village is drained by buried tile that moves water off the fields quickly, and where those lines discharge near the village edge they raise the shallow water table on the lowest lots. A cellar on that side of town can be wet from tile discharge in May while the rain itself has stopped. The water is coming from the section next door rather than from the sky.
There is a filled-in cistern next to the foundation. Is it a problem now?
Often, yes. Many prewar houses here had a brick cistern beside the wall to catch roof water, and when they went out of use they were filled with whatever was on hand. That fill is looser than the surrounding prairie soil, so it collects rain and holds it against the cellar wall like a sponge pressed to the brick. If one cellar wall is consistently wetter and the old cistern is on that side, the two are connected.
These questions come from the Kenney page.