After the drying
Mold Inspection & Testing in Manchester, NH
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.
Quoted on site by the contractor who visits
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
A failure on the top floor reached the cellar. What is opened?
The wet path at every level, not just the two ends of it. Water runs down the joist bays and across ceilings on the way, and the middle floor often holds water without showing a mark. Each level is read with a meter, the wet bays are opened where the numbers call for it, and one drying plan covers the whole stack.
The plaster ceiling sagged a week after the leak was fixed.
That is the keys letting go. Plaster is squeezed through the lath and grips behind it, and once those keys take enough water the section separates from the framing and will not recover. That part comes down. Sound plaster above stays and is dried in place, and the joist bays behind it are opened and read.
Should a cellar be finished before winter or left open?
Left open until the readings hold. A cellar here is cold and still from October through the thaw, so anything closed up damp stays that way for months with nothing in the building working to dry it. Finishing the drying and confirming the numbers before the cold sets in is the difference between a closed job and a spring callback.
The same questions, in context, on the Manchester city page.