After the drying
Mold Inspection & Testing in Conyers, GA
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.
No obligation: the assessment comes before any scope
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
The heater is in the garage. Why is the house being dried?
Because the garage floor and the house floor are one pour. There is no step and no barrier at the common wall, so water spreads under the bottom plate and into the pad on the other side. The garage itself is usually the easy part; the rooms behind that wall are where the pad comes out and the equipment goes.
How long does a carpeted slab take to dry after a tank failure?
About a week once the pad is out, a fortnight if it was left down. A tank holds forty or fifty gallons and puts all of it on the floor at once, so the concrete takes up water across a wide area. The readings fall quickly for three days and then slow, and it is the slow part that sets the finish date.
What gets done first when the water is found hours after it started?
Stop the supply, get the standing water off, then lift the covering. Extraction through carpet removes only a fraction of what is in the pad, so the pad comes out early rather than late. Base and door casings come off next so the wall bottoms can be read, and equipment is set once the scope of the wet area is actually known.
This FAQ belongs to the Conyers page; it is repeated here.