After the drying
Mold Inspection & Testing in Montrose, VA
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
What is the old tank still doing there?
Nothing, which is the problem. When the sewer arrived the house was connected to it and the tank was disconnected and left in the ground rather than crushed and filled, so there is a buried chamber in the yard that nobody has thought about in forty years.
How does it affect the house?
Through the ground and through the old runs. A collapsing tank takes the soil above it down, which changes the fall of the yard toward or away from the building, and the pipes that used to serve it are still there as routes for water to follow back toward the foundation.
Is the old tank worth dealing with?
It usually comes up once one has been found, and filling it properly is straightforward, where a collapse is not. The old runs are capped at the same time, because those are what carry water back to the house long after the tank stops mattering.
Read it with the local conditions on the Montrose page.