After the drying
Mold Inspection & Testing in Oklahoma City, OK
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
The slab is post-tensioned. Does that change how a leak under the floor is handled?
It changes what is allowed. The cables are in tension and cutting one is a structural repair, so nobody cores or saws until the layout has been located and marked. The drying is done from above instead: the floor covering comes up over the wet area, mats and a dehumidifier pull moisture out through the surface, and the slab is read daily until it holds.
The storm shelter in the garage floor filled with water. What happens to it?
It is pumped, then dried as its own sealed box before the house is scoped. A shelter set into the slab has no drain and no airflow, so water sits in it against bare concrete and the door seal. The contractor pumps it out, runs a dehumidifier and an air mover down there, and reads the walls and floor until they hold before the hatch is closed.
Water came in through the garage. Does the wall between the garage and the house come out?
The bottom of it does, on both faces. A garage slab is poured lower than the house floor, so water crosses under the wall and wicks into the drywall on the living side where nothing shows from the garage. The contractor cuts low on both sides, dries the plate and the studs in the cavity, and closes it when the framing reads dry.
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