Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Alamogordo, NM
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 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.