4 Signs of Mold and Tips for Selecting a Mold Removal Company
It is easy to know that your home has mold if you see patches or blemishes of the fungus. In most cases, you will find mold hidden in places that are damp and dark. If you see mold, you know straight away that you should call a mold removal contractor.
But there are also cases when mold is hidden, and all you can perceive are signs that the fungus is present in your home. It is important to be on the lookout for these signs because, by the time you can see actual patches of mold, the fungus usually has spread to various parts of your home.
Here are some tips about signs of mold infestation and how to select a good mold removal company.
- Water Damage
Signs that there is water damage in your home include wet basements, damp foundation walls, bowing foundation walls, plumbing leaks, and sagging floors and ceilings. If you see any of these signs, you can be almost certain that you will find mold in different places including under sinks, around places with leaks, and on ceilings, carpets, and drywalls. To be sure, you need to get help from a mold removal company.
- High Humidity and Dampness
Seepage of water into places such as crawlspaces and basements will cause the growth of mold. Such places are also likely to have damp air because of the high humidity. Rooms that are not well ventilated also have high humidity and are likely to have mold.
- Smelly Rooms, Basements or Crawlspaces
Mold usually causes musty odors as its spores produce MVOCs (microbial volatile organic compounds). Therefore, if you have rooms and basements or crawlspaces that are smelly with not clear reason, you could be facing a mold infestation problem. A mold removal company will help you by inspecting your home to determine if there is mold.
- Health Problems
The musty odors produced by mold are associated with numerous health problems such as sneezing, skin irritation, coughing, tightness of the chest, wheezing, itchy eyes, and runny nose. If you start experiencing these signs when you enter your basement or any other indoor space, you should have it inspected for mold so that if detected, the mold can be removed.
Tips for Selecting a Good Mold Removal Company
Effective removal of mold depends on the method that is used. When choosing a mold removal contractor, you should inquire whether the company:
- Does mold inspection
- Applies mold containment measures during mold removal
- Has equipment for air cleaning and HEPA vacuuming
- Conducts post-mold removal assessment.
Contact the Professionals at Everdry Waterproofing of Indianapolis Today! (317) 648-5726
We are a 2nd generation family owned and operated business that has been working in homes with basements and crawl spaces for over 35 years. We have been waterproofing and sealing about 500 foundations a month during that time as the largest Waterproofing contractor in the Midwest with 15 locations servicing 8 states.
20 years ago we would seal a foundation and recommend a standard dehumidifier to address the additional water vapor (humidity in the air) inherently found in below grade environments, such as basements and crawlspaces. Back then, dehumidifiers were the industry standard to help with this problem. However, many of our customers were looking to us as the “foundation expert”, asking…
“What else do you have? I really am not getting results with this messy, expensive dehumidifier. My foundation is dry, walls are dry, floor is dry, so why does it still smell and feel like a basement?”
We needed to find something better. Our company’s core values include offering world class customer service to every customer, every time. So, we challenged our Research and Development department to find a real solution for our customers to combat not only the moisture, but also the odors, pollutants and unhealthy environment our customers were concerned about. We found, tested and installed a ventilation product for a period of three years. We private labeled that product as the EZ Breathe Ventilation System. The feedback in those first three years from our customers, as well as our installation crews, did not live up to the standard of quality to be included in our waterproofing process that offered a life time warranty. Once again, we needed something better.
We valued not only the results, but what we were learning from our customers. So, we went back to the drawing board, took matters into our own hands and made quality improvements to that first generation ventilation unit.
Our own EZ Breathe Ventilation System was born…reengineered, redesigned and much improved! We quickly learned that our crews were thrilled with the quality improvements, ease of operation and installation, but more importantly, our waterproofing customers loved the new, improved EZ Breathe unit as well.
Their feedback told us the air in their basements and crawlspaces felt better, but their entire home was benefiting from their EZ Breathe as well. We received countless letters thanking us because their whole house felt different, less odors, fresher air upstairs too, family members were feeling better, needing less allergy medicine, husbands were no longer snoring, children were no longer coughing as much, the home and it’s family were living healthier lives!
It was time for us to move beyond simply offering this innovative technology to just our waterproofing customers. Our passion and commitment to helping people improve their indoor air environments is what drove us to incorporate EZ Breathe Ventilation Systems as an independent company in 2003. We strongly believe that homeowners everywhere deserve a healthy indoor air quality.
We have spent the last 15 years dedicated to learning about the relationship between our home and our health; indoor air quality, the home as a system, building science and how it relates to indoor air quality as well as the challenges our modern day practices pose to the quality of air we breathe in our homes.