Rockaway Park Residents Trust SERVPRO for Mold Damage Restoration

12/17/2023 (Permalink)

Removing mold from your home is a tricky task. Contact SERVPRO for certified technicians and professional equipment to help you.

Mold Damage Restoration in Rockaway Park Happens Quick with SERVPRO

Mold damage restoration of your Rockaway Park home requires expertise, precision, and swift action. SERVPRO®, a trusted leader in mold damage restoration, stands at the forefront of this battle, offering help for homeowners and businesses. SERVPRO utilizes cutting-edge tools to remove mold and prevent its return, ensuring a safe environment for all residents.

The primary goal of SERVPRO techs during mold damage restoration of your Rockaway Park home is to prevent the spores from contaminating unaffected areas. We take proper precautions and measures to ensure that mold remediation happens as quickly and safely as possible. 

Establishing Robust Containments During Mold Inspections, Remediations and Removal 

SERVPRO technicians adhere to the rigorous standards of IICRC when establishing containment zones during mold remediation. It ensures that the spread of mold is effectively controlled and cross-contamination is minimized.

Containment is a critical aspect of mold remediation, and it involves creating physical barriers to isolate the affected area. Based on IICRC guidelines, SERVPRO techs categorize containment zones into several types:

• Source Containment: It is used for minor, localized mold problems. Source containment involves sealing off the area around the mold growth. It is typically achieved using polyethylene sheeting and tape. The goal is to prevent the disturbed mold spores from spreading during cleaning.
• Local Containment: It involves the creation of a containment chamber, using thick polyethylene sheeting, to isolate the mold-affected area from the rest of the property. Negative air pressure is often employed within these chambers to prevent mold spores from escaping into uncontaminated areas.
• Full-scale Containment: It may be necessary in cases of widespread mold contamination. It involves sealing off entire rooms or sections of your Rockaway Park property. Sophisticated equipment like air scrubbers and negative air machines maintain negative pressure and filter the air.

Throughout the mold remediation process, SERVPRO technicians meticulously follow IICRC guidelines for containment to ensure that mold is effectively isolated and removed, safeguarding the safety of the building’s occupants and the integrity of the structure.

Call SERVPRO of The Rockaways, Coney Island, at (718) 400-9051 to get started today.

Removing Mold Damage from Rockaway Park Homes

4/13/2023 (Permalink)

Trust SERVPRO for mold cleanup and remediation in Rockaway Park. We restore your property, "Like it never even happened."

SERVPRO Helps Homeowners Through Mold Damage

When mold damage exceeds 10 square feet in the affected area, the EPA and other trusted sources state that professional remediation services are necessary. The suspicion of mold can be enough to contact an inspection company to verify and confirm the presence of microbial colonies. This team ultimately directs professionals like ours on the work necessary to return your property to its original conditions based on their assessment.

Understanding the Truth About Microbial Damage

There is much bad information about mold damage in Rockaway Park properties. You can convince yourself that the situation is not as bad as it seems or that rapid remediation is unnecessary. Debunking some of the myths about mold can help you to appreciate the severity of these situations and why quick action is your best option to protect your property and those exposed.

• Can Anyone Fully Remove Mold?

One significant area of misinformation is the complete removal of mold. Spores are part of every environment in our household and, in most cases, pose no threat to your home or family. Only when moist conditions are favorable to colonization does mold removal often need to occur.

• Will Mold Resolve Itself? 

Mold will not resolve itself and often becomes a worsening scenario for your household until remediation gets underway.

• Is DIY Remediation Possible?

It is only recommended to attempt to clean up a very small surface area of no more than 10 square feet. Beyond this, the situation could be much worse than you might see. Our IICRC-certified technicians can get the job done right.

The Earliest Stages of Mold Damage Recovery

Before beginning the necessary remediation and cleanup of affected materials in your home, we must perform initial actions to expedite this restoration process. This mitigation serves as an accelerant for the recovery of the house and a safeguard to prevent the situation from worsening.

• Containment – Actions taken to stop the spread of mold spores and migrating organisms.
• Evaluating the Structural Damage – Assessing the condition of hosting materials to determine if they are salvageable through cleanup and drying.
• Finding the Water Source – We seek out the source of moisture damage to offer needed repairs or sealing services.

Removing Mold Damage

When it comes to removing the mold that has been found in your home, several approaches can accomplish this. Our decision in how we approach mold removal varies based on our assessments of material salvageability and the severity of the mold infestation. While superficial cleaning is ideal, it is not always enough to address the full spectrum of spores or active organisms in affected rooms. Remediation takes many forms, such as:

• Surface Cleaning
• Abrasive Removal
• Power Sanding
• Demolition 

Overcoming Threatening Musty Smells

One of the telling signs of mold damage in your house is a strong, musty smell that accompanies mold development. Volatile organic compounds are generated by active colonization, and these compounds are recognizable by their strong scent. Homeowners can sometimes determine the presence of mold without seeing colonies based on this distinct malodor. Deodorization is an important part of our remediation process, using various tactics from oxidation to HEPA filtration and fogging.

What Repairs Are Necessary?

You might not immediately be thinking about the repairs and reconstruction your home could require after mold colonies. Because some of the remediation processes might have included controlled demolition, replacing these building materials is a priority for our professionals to return your home to preloss condition. In addition, we must provide suitable solutions to protect your home against recurring mold in the future. This might ultimately require sealing services or repairs to the structure where moisture has been allowed to enter the property.

If you think mold might threaten your home, do not let a bad situation worsen. SERVPRO of The Rockaways, Coney Island professionals can help with our quick response and experience with effective remediation solutions. Give us a call at (718) 400-9051.