Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in St. Charles, MO
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 Missouri.
Frequently asked questions
The Missouri is behind a levee. Why is Frenchtown still the wet side of town?
A levee stops overbank flow. It does not stop groundwater. The landing is river alluvium, and a high Missouri holds that table against Frenchtown cellars whether or not the wall is overtopped. 1993 was the overbank story. Ordinary May is the seepage story.
New Town is up on the prairie. Is the river still involved?
Not as flood and not as groundwater. New Town's water is May rain on clay and whatever the next street sheds. Frenchtown's water is the Missouri. They share a city and a wettest month. They do not share a mechanism, and a repair that worked on the bluff will not read on the landing.
The cellar has silt in the corners years after 1993. Related?
That silt is the flood's calling card, and it is also a wick. Fine river sediment packed against a rubble wall holds moisture long after the crest. Cleaning it off the floor is not the same as getting it out of the joints. The 1993 water is gone. The 1993 dirt is still working.