Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Manchester, NH
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 New Hampshire.
Frequently asked questions
Why would October rain matter to a problem that appears in March?
Because the water is still there. Ground that saturates in autumn freezes with that moisture in place, and the expansion works joints and cracks wider through the winter. By the time the melt arrives, the openings are larger than they were in the fall and there is a lot of water available.
Are ice dams a roof problem or an insulation problem?
Almost always the second, expressed through the first. Heat escaping into the attic melts snow on the upper roof, the water refreezes at the cold eave, and the resulting ridge backs meltwater under the covering. Fixing the roof surface without addressing the heat loss tends to produce the same dam next winter.
What should be expected of a mill-era masonry basement?
That it will move moisture. Masonry of that period was built without damp-proofing, and brick actively transports water. The realistic aim is controlling what reaches the outside of the wall and managing humidity inside it, rather than expecting the wall itself to behave like a modern barrier.