tampa mold testing

The leading cause of mold growth in a Tampa, Florida home is the capture of moisture. To deter any further mold growth, professionals come in and fill any areas where moisture could be captured and tampa mold assessment held. Where are these major areas vulnerable to mold growth?

There are five main areas in the home that see the most amount of mold. In any kind of removal, professionals review these five areas in thorough detail. They are:

Furniture
Carpet
Drywall
Ceiling
Electrical

One may notice that some of these are behind the walls while some are outside in the home. Mold is ubiquitous in that it will grow anywhere where moisture is plentiful. Let’s take a brief look at a few of these areas individually.

Furniture: Different types of furniture hold water in different ways. Laminate furniture that has become delaminated over time is the most susceptible to moisture. It is hard to dry and should be generally thrown away. Particleboard furniture is almost impossible to repair once wet. Furniture is rarely salvaged in the aftermath of water damage, but if caught in the first 24 hours is possible to save upholstery furniture.

Carpeting: A professional company will review underneath the carpeting to see if there is a mold growth. Obviously, flooding typically does the most damage to the carpet. A professional tampa mold removal will disinfect the carpet after removal. This incorporates special chemicals that will discourage any further mold growth.

Electrical: All ground fault boxes and fuses should be replaced if anything becomes wet in the electrical. Now mold is not so pressing in the electrical systems, so the focus here is mostly on safety. Mold can be present in the light fixtures in the actual motors. This is why a professional company will air dry all electrical that leads to the interior of the home.

Drywall: Mold and fungus often grows in the drywall of the home even without the onset of extensive water damage. The most common way to detect if there is mold growth in the drywall is to see if there any dark spots and small cracks in the wall.

Ceiling: the same site checking applies for the ceiling. A professional Tampa mold removal will use equipment to go into the ceiling and to review its status.

Quality tampa mold remediation will look at all these above areas in the aftermath of water damage or if the family suspects any kind of mold growth. They apply tampa mold prevention to these above areas.