After the drying
Mold Inspection & Testing in Missoula, MT
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
How fast does the water table move here?
Within hours rather than days. The valley is filled with deep clean gravel, so water entering it moves freely, and the level under a house can come up a foot or more in a day when the rivers rise. Ground like that has almost no lag in it.
Why is the basement wet when there has been no rain?
Because it is following the rivers. The gravel connects the ground under these houses directly to the water in the valley, so a warm week in the mountains raises the level here even though nothing has fallen on the town at all.
What does a pump need to handle?
A steady inflow rather than a storm peak. Water arriving through gravel comes continuously for as long as the level is up, so what matters is a pump that can run for days without trouble rather than one sized for a sudden volume.
The same questions, in context, on the Missoula city page.