After the drying
Mold Inspection & Testing in South Fulton, 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.
Independent local assessors · no obligation to proceed
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 floor is wet at the end of the kitchen, away from the sink. Why?
Because it traveled under the cabinets. A modern run sits on a continuous sealed base, and the space behind that base is a closed channel with no drainage. Water from a failure at the sink runs along it and surfaces wherever the floor first lets it through, which is usually the far end of the run.
Does the cabinetry have to come out?
The toe kick does, and sometimes the base cabinets with it. There is no way to read or dry a sealed void from the room, so the kick board is removed along the wet run to open it up. Where the cabinet boxes themselves have swollen at the bottom they are replaced, since a particle-based box does not recover.
What is the sequence before the floor goes back?
Open the void, remove wet material, dry the substrate, then hold on readings. The underlayment under the cabinets is usually wetter than the exposed floor and is read separately. New covering waits until the substrate has been steady for several days, because laying over a damp subfloor in this climate brings the job straight back.
Read it with the local conditions on the South Fulton page.