Testing & Assessment
Mold Inspection & Testing in Galveston, TX
An assessor determines whether mold is present, identifies where it is growing, and measures how far it has spread — before any remediation quote is issued. 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.
The pro who inspects is the pro who quotes
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.
Often needed alongside
- Mold Remediation
Containment, HEPA filtration, and antimicrobial treatment eliminate mold colonies at the source and prevent cross-contamination throughout the property.
Frequently asked questions
The cottage is raised and the floor system is still wet. How?
Splash from below. Once the skirt fails, a high table under the cottage throws water directly onto the joists, so being raised stops flooding but not wetting. Elevation protects against the tide, not the spray.
The seawall is between us and the Gulf. Why is the bay-side slab still wet?
The wall stops beach overwash, not the table in West Bay fill. September rain plus a high bay locks that fill. The Gulf side is an overwash story. The bay side is a bathtub story. Using one for the other will send you to the seawall from a lot that never sees a wave.
West Bay high, Scholes Field dry. Does a 1904 seawall cottage still take salt on the Gulf side?
The wall stops a breaker, not a table in the sand. Gulf-side cottages wet from below on a moon tide the airfield never logs. West Bay fill is the other job, inland of the wall. Two islands in one city. Diagnose the side you are standing on.
This FAQ belongs to the Galveston page; it is repeated here.