Mold Challenges in Covina When Watering is Overdone

5/29/2017 (Permalink)

Poor water drainage can cause a mold infestation in your foundation. Call SERVPRO to investigate and remediate the damage.

SERVPRO BOTH Remediates Mold Damage and Suggests Many Preventative Tips to the Homeowner

Passionate gardeners want their homes to look like oases, the vegetation lush and green surrounding the base of the building. During drought and in dry climates frequent watering is essential. Excessive moisture moving into the structure is a food source for spores waiting inside the foundation. SERVPRO finds and remediates mold growth due to overwatering.
 
Irrigation systems or homemade alternatives like drip hoses keep the soil moist for healthy plants but contribute to mold damage to your Covina home. Whether your foundation is a slab or a basement, damp conditions hide mold colonies. You see dark stains spreading down into your utility area or musty odors wafting from the floorboards near the edge of your foundation. That sharp, unpleasant odor is a clear sign you need help in determining the location of fungal growth and then abating it. Professional mold remediation is necessary to handle the outbreak successfully and safely.
 
Our mold remediation teams took advanced certification courses in EPA approved mold removal and control. Your SERVPRO project manager lays out the general plan, all of the steps essential to managing mold safely and with lasting benefits. Locating the outbreak is the first step, and our crew members are tireless mold detectives. Leaving even small areas of mold untouched is a recipe for disaster as the areas grow.
 
We contain the identified mold infestations, limiting the chance fragments get loose and spread the problem. Barriers keep the mold in place, and air scrubbers also help, preventing spores from moving with negative pressure and heavy duty filters. The SERVPRO remediation team then removes the evident mold, and any porous structure it invaded. Sanitization procedures follow using proven disinfectants.
 
Mold prevention at the foundation level benefits from the installation of vapor barriers and a solid plan to divert the irrigation water away from the structure of your home. Increasing the grade of soil right next to the house, draining water into the yard, is a standard recommendation. SERVPRO also looks at the slope and condition of gutters and downspouts, making certain they also direct water in the proper direction.
 
SERVPRO of Azusa / Covina offers effective mold remediation services. Contact our dispatchers at (626) 387-4111 to explore your options.

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