Once you’ve found mold within your home or business, the next step is to confirm its effective removal from the property. Considering the probable property damage and health issues that mold can cause, you need to make sure this mold is erased from the property as quickly as possible. Removing mold safely requires expertise. Despite some sources suggesting a simple spray and wipe, it is a detailed and controlled cleaning process.

How Does A Clean Pro Mold Removal Specialist Remediate Mold?

If you call Clean Pro Restoration’s mold remediation team, a few steps may be taken to help with the issue.

• Fix Any Moisture Problems First

If you find that your mold problem has been started by leakage or other water problem, fix this problem first. Mold needs moisture to grow. If your place still has a water ingress problem, it’ll make it very difficult to eliminate the mold problem. Extra ventilation may be necessary if your mold issues occur in a naturally damp environment, such as a shower room.

• Isolate Areas of Mold

To avoid cross-contamination, mold areas must be isolated from other regions before demolition, cleaning, or drying can start. Any airflow across moldy surfaces can spread mold bacteria around the building and spread contamination.

• Throw Out Absorbent Resources

Some things that have been affected by mold, exceptionally absorbent articles, will need to be eradicated. These can either be sent for a particular cleaning or thrown away. For instance, items such as carpet or furniture have threads in which mold can remain even if you feel you’ve cleaned them carefully. This means they may have to be thrown out to stop the issue from reoccurring.​​​

• Clean Away the Mold

Once highly affected permeable materials, such as gypsum board, have been removed, any remaining materials like plywood subfloors and Douglas fir framing can be cleaned. All visible mold drops will be removed before an antimicrobial or biocide spray is used to wipe the surfaces during a wet clean. You may have gotten through mold removal equipment; however, these are not known to erase mold and only help clean after removal.

At Clean Pro Restoration, we offer a complete mold remediation process. This includes full drying and dehumidification, containment, decontamination, and disposal of polluted materials. We also suggest third-party air quality testing to ensure the property is safe with dangerous spores removed.