Nashville Mold Damage - Improving Your Property After Nashville Mold Damage

4/28/2016 (Permalink)

Call SERVPRO of Madison / Goodlettsville for Mold Damage Services in Nashville

Mold can be one of the most destructive forces in a home, and you may understandably be stressed if you discover mold damage in your Nashville property. There are several species of mold that can grow on residential buildings, and many of them can destroy or stain surfaces. Some can cause mild or even severe illness for your family. Solutions are available, so you'll want to find an effective way to remove mold from your property as soon as possible.

How Mold Growth Develops
Mold is a naturally occurring substance that can grow on a broad range of surfaces, including drywall, carpeting, wood cabinetry and more. It prefers to grow in areas that are dark and moist, so you may find it underneath your bathroom or kitchen cabinets, in attics or basements if there have been leaks, and in other areas of the home. Plumbing leaks can occur anywhere inside the walls, so you may have mold damage inside your walls growing in hidden areas. If you have become aware that you have mold growing in your home, it is important to remove it with care.

The Proper Way to Remove Mold
Mold spores can easily become airborne when the affected area is disrupted. This means that scrubbing an area with mold growth can result in mold spores becoming dislocated and taking up residence in new areas of the home. They can even enter the HVAC system and circulate throughout all areas of the home through the air ducts, so your efforts to clean the mold can make the problem worse. With this in mind, the affected area should be handled with care so that the mold is carefully contained and the risk of mold growth spreading throughout the home is decreased.

What a Professional Will Do
If you have mold damage in your Nashville home, it is advisable to request professional mold remediation services. This is an effective way to remove mold from a home because of the techniques that professionals use. Through professional remediation services, the area will carefully be contained, and the mold will be removed in a precise manner that prevents contamination in other regions of the home. The risk of illness to your family members will be minimized.

At SERVPRO of Madison / Goodlettsville, we are skilled at removing mold damage from Nashville properties, and we can quickly and more efficiently clean up your space. We are a local company that is known for hard work and for producing efficient results, and we are ready to begin working for you. If you have a section of mold growth in your home and have been searching for a realistic solution to the problem, contact our office today at (615) 868-5324.