After the drying
Mold Inspection & Testing in Farmington, NM
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
There was no water anywhere. How was this found?
Usually by a meter or a bill rather than by sight. Soil this dry takes a subslab loss straight in, so nothing pools and nothing surfaces. What shows up is a floor that reads damp in one area, a warm patch, or consumption that does not match the household, and the extent is mapped with readings from there.
The leak is fixed. Why is the floor still damp?
Because the ground under it is now wet and it is giving that back. Dry soil takes up a great deal and releases it slowly into the concrete above, so the slab has a supply that continues well past the repair. The readings fall quickly for a few days and then crawl, and the crawl is the schedule.
How long before covering can go back down?
Weeks rather than days, and it is decided by a moisture test of the concrete rather than the calendar. The floor is read at several points on consecutive days until the numbers stop moving. Laying over a slab that is still being fed from below is how this job repeats itself within a year.
Read it with the local conditions on the Farmington page.