After the drying
Mold Inspection & Testing in North Augusta, SC
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 vents are open. Why is the crawl space getting wetter?
Because the air coming in is carrying more moisture than the space can hold at its own temperature. Ground under a house stays cooler than the August air outside, so humid air entering through the vents drops some of its water onto the joists and the ground sheeting. In that month the vents are closed and the space is dried mechanically.
Does a wet August stretch the run on a floor structure?
Ten days to a fortnight, and it depends far more on sealing the space than on machine count. With the vents closed and the crawl dehumidified the subfloor readings fall steadily; with them open the equipment is fighting the outside air and the numbers stall. The floor above is read with pins from below throughout.
The water has soaked away into the sand. Is the job finished?
No, it has only stopped being visible. Sand takes standing water quickly and leaves the ground under the house saturated, which keeps feeding humidity into the crawl for weeks. The joists and subfloor are what get read, not the ground, and the space is dried until those hold rather than until the floor of it looks dry.
The same questions, in context, on the North Augusta city page.