Testing & Assessment
Mold Inspection & Testing in Santa Fe, 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
What is a canale and why does it fail?
A spout through the parapet that throws roof water clear of the wall. It fails because it concentrates all the drainage of a roof plane into a small opening, and because the sealant around it is exposed to some of the most intense sun in the country. Blockage or a failed seal puts that whole volume into the wall instead.
Does altitude actually change how a building weathers?
It intensifies the daily temperature swing and the ultraviolet load. Materials expand and contract further each day than they would at lower elevation, and sealants break down faster. The climate averages look mild; what the details experience is a great deal more cycling than those averages suggest.
Fourteen inches of rain a year. Is a flat roof a liability here?
Not inherently, but it is unforgiving of neglect. A flat roof depends entirely on its drainage points working, and here those go months without being tested. The tradition suits the climate; what it does not tolerate is the maintenance interval people apply to a pitched roof.