What Materials Can Experience Mold Damage in Levittown Homes

6/20/2022 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Levittown will have all the equipment and experience needed for your home restoration. Mold remediation is no DIY project. Call now!

SERVPRO Carefully Handles Mold Remediation

When moisture and mold threaten a residence, SERVPRO is here to help. We have means of carefully managing mold-damaged materials and protecting your property as much as possible.

What Materials Are Most Likely to Be Damaged?

With hundreds of surfaces throughout your home, mold damage in Levittown structures can be challenging to track and remove. Many materials are suitable to host mold and microbial threats, but a handful of them are more frequently targeted, including:

• Drywall - Sheetrock is a common building material that is highly porous, allowing water exposure to find a home in a wall system. 
• Wood - Wood makes up the framing, certain types of flooring, and the baseboard. With its organic composition, it can make a favorable host for colonies.
• Carpeting - Another porous element is carpeting, which, when moist, presents a risk of developing mold colonies on the fibrous top layer and the underlying padding.
• Clothing/Fabrics - Soft materials are ideal locations for mold spores to seat and thrive. 

Removing Ruined Building Materials

SERVPRO must conduct evaluations to determine if the hosting element is salvageable when these specific materials become targeted by migrating mold spores and colonization. When materials pass the salvageability threshold, we implement controlled demolition to remove and discard ruined construction elements.

Mold Damage Repairs for Levittown Homes

Repairs are a common need after these listed materials become overwhelmed and irreparably harmed by infestations. With a general contractor license and years of experience, our SERVPRO professionals can manage tear-out and subsequent reconstruction where necessary. This is one of the final steps in making mold damage "Like it never even happened."

Understanding the impact and threat of active mold colonization can help homeowners protect their properties after exposure. Residents need to react quickly to growing organisms or the possibility of mold development. Our SERVPRO of Levittown, Bethpage team of AMRT-Certified technicians can help after damages. Call now at (516) 261-9600.