Preventing Reoccurring Mold Damage In Your Nashville Residence

8/8/2018 (Permalink)

SERVPRO Provides Solutions to Keep Mold from Revisiting Your Home

The discovery of mold in your home can be a traumatic ordeal. Even after professional remediation has ended, a homeowner is often left curious about the ways to prevent this situation from happening again. With the risks of health effects and structural damage associated with mold growth and colonization, it stands to reason that prevention of this microbial presence is in your best interest.  
 
Several routes can get taken to prevent mold growth from occurring in your Nashville home again once the initial threat has gotten removed. Our SERVPRO remediation technicians seek to locate the source of the moisture in the affected area of your residence to isolate this occurrence and possibly repair the damage that allowed it to happen. In some cases, though, prevention of this moisture is ultimately impossible. In these circumstances, there are some solutions to keep your house and family safe from reoccurring mold.  
 
One of the first things that our SERVPRO technicians might suggest, especially if the moisture originates from underneath your home, is crawlspace encapsulation. This undertaking takes all of the surfaces of your crawlspace beneath your home and covers it with thick plastic. Antimicrobial solution is sprayed on the structural components underneath your home before it is covered to further protect these materials from mold spores in the environment. The non-permeable 12-mil poly acts as a moisture barrier to groundwater in the soil.

 
Stationary equipment might also be another suggestion to combat the moisture present in critical areas of your property. For example, the installation of a high-strength dehumidifier can work to combat the moisture present in the atmosphere and keep it from getting to the tipping point which allows mold spores to seat and thrive. Likewise, sump pumps can get installed in areas to divert water away from your house and prevent pooling and prolonged dampness. This system works well in crawlspace environments.
 
While the initial discovery and remediation process for mold in your house might have been traumatic enough, homeowners strive never to have to deal with that same ordeal a second time. There are ways to avoid mold growth, and our SERVPRO of South Nashville technicians can help you to strive towards this goal. Give us a call anytime for assessments and mold inhibiting plans specific to your home at (615) 331-0200.

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