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

1/9/2019 (Permalink)

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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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