Assessed First
Mold Removal & Remediation in Auburn, NY
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 York.
Frequently asked questions
The lake is south of town. Why would it wet a downtown cellar?
Because the outlet is the lake leaving. Millraces carried that water through downtown; covering them did not delete it. A wet October raises Owasco, the dam holds the head, and the races deliver it into 1947 masonry. A wet October raises Owasco, the dam holds the head, and the races deliver it into 1947 masonry.
Skaneateles is seven miles east. Is this the same Finger Lakes problem?
Same belt, different outlet. Auburn is Owasco's dam and millraces. Skaneateles has its own lake and a different village hydrology. October rain here is a controlled outlet through downtown, not a generic lakeshore crawlspace. October rain here is a controlled outlet through downtown, not a generic lakeshore crawlspace.
Owasco is a lake with a dam. Do the covered millraces wet downtown without a storm?
They do. The races still connect to the lake. A cellar on that terrace can wet from below because the industrial hydrology is still running. The dam just keeps the supply steady, so a fair October day can still put lake water into 1947 masonry.