After the drying
Mold Inspection & Testing in Sanford, ME
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 crews · scoped at the property
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 much runoff does an airfield produce?
Nearly all of what falls on it. Runways, taxiways and aprons are large, impermeable and graded to shed quickly, so an ordinary wet October produces a great deal of water leaving the site at a small number of outfalls. The outfalls are mapped, and knowing which one serves a street is worth establishing early.
What is in the winter runoff?
De-icing fluid, among other things. Aircraft and pavement de-icers are applied through the cold half of the year and they leave with the meltwater, so runoff reaching a property in February is chemically quite different from summer rain. The airport's own discharge monitoring records exist and can be asked for.
Does de-icing runoff change how a loss is handled?
It changes what the water is treated as. Material soaked by runoff carrying de-icing chemicals is not handled as clean water, and establishing where the water came from matters before deciding what can be dried and kept. That question is worth settling on the first day rather than after material has been dried and put back.
These questions come from the Sanford page.