After the drying
Mold Inspection & Testing in Longmont, CO
An independent assessor confirms whether the assembly that got wet is actually dry, whether growth started while it was not, and how far it reaches. An inspection after a water loss confirms whether the assembly that got wet is dry now and whether growth started while it was not. Readings are taken in the material, cavities are opened where the readings point, and the result is a written scope of what is dry, what is not, and what has to be corrected for the repair to hold.
Quoted on site by the contractor who visits
On this site, inspection is the last check of a water job rather than the start of a separate one. Most people reach this page because something was wet, was dried, and a smell or a stain came back. The inspection answers whether the material is dry now and whether anything grew while it was not. Nothing here is medical advice; questions about health are for a clinician.
Often needed alongside
- Mold Remediation
Growth and the material it grew into come out under containment, what remains is cleaned, and the assembly is dried and read before anything closes it in.
- Structural Drying & Dehumidification
Sealed air movers and dehumidifiers bring framing, subfloor and drywall back to a measured dry standard, with daily readings logged from inside the material.
Frequently asked questions
How does a creek move its channel?
In one event, when the flow gets high enough to leave its banks and cut a new route across the floodplain rather than returning. It is not gradual erosion; it happens over hours, and afterward the water is running somewhere it has not run for a very long time.
Does the old channel still matter?
Very much, because the ground remembers it. The buried gravels of the abandoned course are still there and still permeable, so ground water runs along the old line as well as the new one, and properties over it stay wetter than their neighbors.
Which map should be trusted?
The most recent survey rather than the title documents, and it is worth checking that they agree. Plans drawn before the channel moved are still in circulation and still being relied on, and a property's relationship to the water may not be what the paperwork says.
The same questions, in context, on the Longmont city page.