Why Indian Village Residents Call SERVPRO for Mold Damage

7/22/2022 (Permalink)

Our team has the tools to locate and eliminate hidden moisture which can lead to mold growth.

Homes with Mold Damage are Damper than Normal

When SERVPRO gets a call about mold damage in Indian Village, we know that it is more than just microbes that require our attention. We also need to address the environment that made prolific microbial growth possible.

This adverse environment that allows mold damage in an Indian Village home to take over often seems uncomfortable to the people living there. However, temporary measures to alleviate discomfort often happen instead of more permanent changes that would provide more cost-effective, long-term relief. 

Excess humidity can come from various places and is rarely consistent throughout a residence. Here are a few places our IICRC trained techs have found excess moisture and elevated humidity with our infrared cameras:

• Underneath or behind refrigerators, dishwashers, and washing machines,
• The back of closets, cabinets, and stairwells, 
• Crawlspaces and basements, and
• Attics where winter moisture seeped in and now readily evaporated with the summer heat.

Mold damage can start small, but with the continued use of heating and cooling systems that use ducts, microbes can spread from wall to wall in your home. The moisture they need can also travel widely. However, water alone is not enough. Microbes need cellulose-based food sources wherever they land. Immobile and dependent on air currents to find new locations for their spores, landing on a damp surface only serves their needs if cellulose is present.

Some things naturally contain cellulose, like drywall or wood paneling. Others do not but often come to contain cellulose, like carpeting with food crumbs or dirty plastic dishes forgotten in your camping gear. Microbes are also nearly everywhere in even the cleanest houses, reducing their need to travel far. 

While you can easily clean up small areas infested with mold, after a microbial colony reaches about ten square feet, a professional cleaning can help control the mold and clean the area. SERVPRO of Lafayette can help with mold damage clean-up. Contact us at (765) 420-0077 for tailored services.