After the drying
Mold Inspection & Testing in Sterling Heights, MI
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.
The pro who inspects is the pro who quotes
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
Why does a screening berm cause flooding?
Because it was built for the view rather than for the water. The bank runs along the back of the lots where the ground is lowest, and unless a proper opening was left through it, everything the yards shed collects behind it. It works exactly like a small dam, and it is planted so the effect looks natural.
How much water can accumulate?
Whatever a row of back yards produces in a storm, which on clay ground is nearly all of it. The water stands rather than soaking away, sometimes for days, and it sits against the rear of whichever houses are lowest. Winter is worse, since frozen ground absorbs nothing at all.
What can be done where the berm is common ground?
It is an association or municipal question, and the useful step is establishing whether an outlet was designed and has silted up. Many of these had a pipe or a low point through the bank that has been filled in by landscaping. Reopening that is cheaper and less contentious than regrading a row of yards.
The Sterling Heights overview carries this FAQ with the city research.