Testing & Assessment
Mold Inspection & Testing in Alamogordo, NM
An assessment establishes whether mold is present, where it is growing, and how far it extends — before anyone quotes removal. 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.
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.
Every pro in our network is licensed and insured in New Mexico.
Frequently asked questions
Ten inches a year. Why would August still open a slab?
Because gypsum and fan gravel do not need a wet climate. They need one soaking. August's 1.96 inches on this basin is enough to collapse a gypsum pocket or swell a clay lens, and the rest of the year being dry is what opens the roof joints the same cell then uses.
White Sands is west of town. Is gypsum under the house a real path?
On the basin floor, yes. Gypsum in the soil can dissolve or collapse when it wets, leaving a void under a 1980 slab. The dunes are the visible end of that chemistry; the quieter end is a hollow at the footing after an August burst.
Irrigation in a desert town — is that a larger input than the rain?
On the fan toes, often. A scheduled set puts more water against a slab in one evening than August's whole normal. Whether it is a problem depends on grade and the gypsum under the lot, not on the rainfall total that makes irrigation look harmless.