If you own your own home, you may enjoy taking on the occasional do-it-yourself (DIY) project. Whether that be painting a room, installing new fixtures, or tackling landscape work, it can be personally rewarding to upgrade your home via your own efforts. There are some tasks, however, that may call for more than a simple DIY approach. If you suspect you might have mold in your home, you may need to work with a mold cleanup service to have it thoroughly removed. There are a couple of reasons for this. For one, mold is not always detectable to the naked eye. More insidious types of mold and fungus can take root behind walls or under your flooring, making them difficult to extract on your own. Another fact to consider is that certain types of mold can be hazardous to your health, and a professional team will use the proper protective gear and ventilation equipment to get the job done. Read on to learn more.
Most people have a good sense of what mold can look like. In other words, you will probably know it when you see it. In very simple terms, mold can develop in any area with excess moisture, both indoors and outdoors. Mold can also come in just about every color of the rainbow, such as white, orange, green, blue, or even black. If you think you may have a mold problem but cannot see it, you may notice the musty, damp odor it emits. If you have, say, an area of your garage that is prone to pooling water, it could potentially be a hotbed for mold. If store-bought cleaning solutions and scrubbing with a sponge is not adequately eradicating your mold infestation, a professional service such as ours at Scope Environmental can use a more serious and industrial approach.
How Does Mold Cleanup Work?
When a mold removal service comes into your home, they will make a thorough diagnosis of your mold situation. This may call for removing pieces of drywall or flooring to see where mold might be hiding. From there, you should move any furniture or belongings from the area where the work will be done. Next, the cleanup crew will cover the area with plastic and bring in ventilation gear. How exactly the mold will be removed may depend on its severity, but this process typically involves spraying it with a biocide and painting over it, or fully extracting and impacted materials. Once the job is done, they will then fully clean up and potentially fix any missing areas of flooring or drywall. With a service like ours at Scope Environmental, you will hardly even know we were there.
Call Us Today for More Information
If you think you may have a mold problem at your home, give us a call today to schedule a consultation. You can also reach us by email by visiting our contact page. We look forward to working with you.
