Mold infestation is one of the biggest secondary consequences resulting from a serious water infiltration incident. Mold spores are, of course, omnipresent in the air itself, but this is usually not a problem as long as conditions within a building remain perfectly dry. With water infiltration in effect, all bets are off. Internal moisture directly on a surface or as a result of a rise in a building’s internal humidity provides a perfect growth medium for mold spores to form colonies. And there are so many spaces and surfaces upon which mold can spread. The problem is not only in visible areas such as the walls and ceilings or behind the toilets but in air system ducting, anywhere moisture builds up and persists for long enough for mold to establish itself. Mold begins to spread inside infested buildings within forty-eight hours if left unattended, and porous and semi-porous materials become hopelessly infected, requiring their removal and disposal.
Mold contamination is especially insidious because of the health effects. Mold spores inhaled into the lungs can trigger off allergic reactions, cause inflammation in lung tissue, and can release toxins into the bloodstream which can inhibit the immune system and in extreme cases cause certain neurological disorders and even death
Modern professional mold remediation service Albany property owners have available to them employs the latest techniques in mold removal, cleaning, and prevention to check any subsequent outbreaks. After conducting a thorough inspection of all possible areas of contamination, including within air system ducts, the cleaning crew gets to work when contamination is identified. A combination of wet-vacuuming and anti-bacterial cleaning eliminates existing colonies, while de-humidification of the building interior returns the internal air to the same state of dryness prior to the water infiltration. Once decontamination is completed, a subsequent series of preventative treatments is applied to ensure total inhibition, and follow-up building inspections continue until the danger of new mold outbreaks is definitively ended.
Professional Fire Restoration Service brings fifty years experience to the challenges of damage restoration after a fire or flooding event. This also includes the not-trivial effort to solve the problem of mold infestation and full remediation. Call for more information if you have suffered a serious water event inside the home or office building and detect a musty smell afterward. Turn to the professionals to provide mold remediation service Albany homeowners can depend upon.
