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Call Our Crew When You Discover A Mold Infestation In Your Garage In Tampa

1/9/2019 (Permalink)

Give our SERVPRO of West Tampa rapid response team a call today!

Removing Mold Damage From Your Tampa Garage

When people think of microbial or mold growth occurring in their Tampa homes, they do not often attribute this situation to areas like their garage. While crawlspaces for homes continue to be a leading area for the organism to grow and thrive in moist conditions ideal for mold colonization, damp conditions that persist in your garage can also allow these spores to seat and thrive in this environment as well.

While many might not immediately attribute mold damage in their Tampa home as a threat to their families or the structural integrity of their property, it should not be ignored. The longer that this organism remains and spreads, the more areas and materials that it can affect and damage. Mold feeds on organic material to continue to spread and thrive, and in doing so, the organism decays the host material it uses to support the colony. The longer that homeowners wait to remedy the situation, the more likely it becomes that affected materials become unsalvageable.

With the garage, mold growth can also present problems for areas like your vehicle as well. While the inside of your vehicle might not be as damp as affected areas of the garage, active spores and volatile organic compounds can infiltrate the inside of the vehicle to affect those using it. Our SERVPRO professionals can arrive quickly to assess the full spread of this organism and the best approach to removing the colonies completely from the area.

If the mold growth has persisted for some time, our SERVPRO professionals often must use controlled demolition techniques to remove materials like drywall to get down to the studs and framing of the structure. These structural elements can get sprayed with antimicrobial solutions to prevent mold growth and make them uninhabitable for active spores while our technicians continue to remove exposed materials and use our advanced techniques like soda blasting and sanding to eliminate colonies present in the framework of the garage.

While you cannot always keep areas like your garage completely dry, especially with the severe weather that our area typically sees throughout the year, knowing how to handle mold when you find it can protect your structural components and those living in your house. Give our SERVPRO of West Tampa rapid response team a call today at (813) 855-0888.

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When Mold Has Taken Over Your Hotel In Downtown Tampa, You Need Help From Our Team At SERVPRO!

12/17/2018 (Permalink)

More troublesome still is how much mold damage can impact your Downtown Tampa hotel in a brief period.

Removing Mold Colonies Quickly From Your Downtown Tampa Hotel

With the multiple professional sports teams and premier beachfront, your Downtown Tampa hotel sees considerable traffic throughout the year. With high levels of humidity and storm damages that persistently threaten your property, the likelihood of conditions like microbial and mold growth stay at similarly high levels. Combating these effects is challenging when you are not certain what to look for, and removing an active colony takes skill and training often beyond the ability of custodial staff and maintenance workers that your hotel employs.

More troublesome still is how much mold damage can impact your Downtown Tampa hotel in a brief period. From the moment that this organism sets into organic material throughout an affected area, the growth spreads along the material, spreading throughout the entire region of the building to seat into new surfaces and locations. A small colony can grow to the point of being out of control without the immediate intervention of qualified professionals like our SERVPRO applied microbial remediation technicians.

The safety of your guests and staff are often the most concerning element of a disaster like this. It is critical to isolate this area as fast as possible to limit the exposure of your guests and your employees to the active colonies thriving in the area. As growth like this has become understood to cause potential health effects in those exposed, preventing this occurrence can save your business money and its reputation.

Our SERVPRO team can arrive quickly to begin the process of preventing the spread of mold spores throughout the property with the use of specialized equipment like our air scrubber. This tool can trap particulates and mold spores in the air to keep them from accessing new locations to seat and thrive.

Protecting your hotel is critical to ensuring that your business has a growing reputation for the high volume of tourists coming into our area all year long. When you find mold growing in your facility, you want to take care of this harmful organism as quickly as possible. Our SERVPRO of West Tampa response team can do just that. Give SERVPRO a call today at (813) 855-0888.

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Households That Prepare for Disasters Involving Water Loss Suffer Reduced Mold Damage in Rocky Point

9/19/2018 (Permalink)

Water Flooding Is Followed by Mold Damage in the Rocky Point Area, SERVPRO for Demolition and Remediation

Mold Remediation in Rocky Point Properties Is Best Left to SERVPRO

During our nation's National Preparedness Month, we at SERVPRO want to encourage people in our communities to learn everything they can about how disasters can affect them and their homes. Finding out what can lessen the damages from catastrophic events that occur in and around Rocky Point can help decrease property damages and keep your family safe from harm.
 
Many disasters that involve water in Rocky Point can lead to mold damage. Protecting our homes and other property from this aggressive microorganism can help prevent its growth. When mold and mildew cannot grow out of control, damage to your home and personal belongings remains very unlikely.
 
Preparing for disasters like flooding and stormy weather hinders microbial activity by removing the water quickly. Allowing water to remain in a home, even in the form of elevated humidity, permits microbes to flourish and begin consuming your house's materials. SERVPRO technicians can remediate mold damage and extract all the excess moisture that allowed the damage to start developing inside the interior.
 
When mold damage came from the development of a slow leak or another structural shortfall in your property, we can repair small problems for you. More significant issues require a quick call to a plumber, which we can arrange for you if you wish. As long as the water continues unabated, however, our efforts must wait. Proceeding to remediate mold damage while invasive water remains an issue only wastes our efforts and your money.
 
During remediation, we contain the area that sustained damage to keep anything from spreading and contaminating the rest of your home. We use plastic sheeting, air filtration systems, and negative air pressure to push the contaminated air out and draw clean air into the location where we are performing remediation. Removing damaged and infested materials by using double bags keep the debris contained even as it leaves your home. Once finished, we clean up so you can truly relax and feel right at home immediately.
 
SERVPRO of West Tampa can help you put a stop to mold damage and make everything “Like it never even happened.” Call us at (813) 855-0888 when microbial activity is creating problems in your house.

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