After the drying
Mold Inspection & Testing in Reynoldsburg, OH
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.
No obligation: the assessment comes before any scope
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 is the sunken room so much worse than the kitchen the leak came from?
Because it is the low point of the whole floor. A room set a step down acts as a basin, so water released anywhere on that level runs into it and stays. The kitchen may only have taken a film while the sunken room has an inch standing in it, and the depth is what damages the covering.
Does the carpet in that room always come out?
Nearly always, because it was standing in water rather than wetted by it. Pad at the low point holds many times its weight and cannot be extracted properly through the covering. It comes out, the floor is dried and read, and the carpet goes back over new pad only if it is worth relaying.
Which season makes this harder?
Both, differently. In winter the step is the coldest part of the room because it is closest to the structure below, so it releases slowly. In July the heaviest rain arrives with the building sealed and cooled, and the low point is the last thing to come down. The step is read separately in either case.
These questions come from the Reynoldsburg page.