Sheet 02, Mold Remediation
When to get a mold inspection, and the signs that mean now
Seven situations where an inspection is worth booking, four where it can wait, and the size line the EPA gives for what you can handle yourself.
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Articles on water, mold and what to do first
Practical articles written by our technicians, about the two things this business is called out for most: water that has just arrived, and mold that arrived months ago and is only now being noticed.
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Every article we have published
Each article answers the question in its first line and then explains it, with the standard or the public guidance named so you can check it. The water damage articles follow the IICRC S500 categories and classes, the mold articles follow S520 and the EPA guidance on moisture and cleanup, and the local ones are written for the towns along the Passaic River and the counties around it. Every article says which service it supports, and it says plainly where a thing cannot be saved.
Sheet 02, Mold Remediation
What temperature does mold grow at
Mold grows across the range a house is kept at all year, so temperature is not the lever. Here is the number that decides it, and where it comes from.
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What happens during a mold inspection in New Jersey
A visual inspection, a moisture survey and a written finding. What an inspector should do in your house, and what the report has to tell you.
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What a chimney leak looks like from inside the house
A stain on the ceiling, a damp bedroom wall or a smell after rain. How to tell a chimney leak from a roof leak, and what to do about the wet plaster.
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A water damage prevention checklist for homeowners
The parts of a house that fail, the checks that catch them and what to do before a hard freeze. Written for older homes across North and Central New Jersey.
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Water damage categories and classes, explained
The S500 standard sorts a water loss by category one to three and by class one to four. Here is what each number decides in your house.
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Mitigation, remediation and restoration, and what happens next
Mitigation, remediation and reconstruction are phases of one job. Which one your quote covers decides what you get and who closes the wall at the end.
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Passaic River flooding, what homeowners should know
Why river water is treated differently from a burst pipe, what Ida changed in New Jersey and what a homeowner on the Passaic can do before the next storm.
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A musty smell in the house, and what it means
A musty smell means damp material somewhere supporting growth. How to narrow down where it is coming from before spending anything on it.
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Mold removal in New Jersey, the process step by step
Containment, negative air, removal, HEPA cleaning and a written verification. What each stage does and why the order cannot be shuffled.
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The IICRC mold remediation standard, explained for homeowners
What S520 is, what its three conditions mean, which certifications a technician can hold and how to check a claim before you sign anything.
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A mold prevention checklist for New Jersey homes
Mold prevention is moisture control. The readings to take, the rooms to check inside and out, and what to do in the two days after anything gets wet.
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Mold odor removal against masking, and how to tell them apart
A musty smell is the source telling you it is still there. What removes it, what only covers it, and why nothing is ozoned in an occupied home.
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What a mold mitigation service covers in New Jersey
Mitigation is the containment and drying that stop a mold problem spreading. What it includes, what it leaves out and what to ask before you sign.
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Mold, allergy symptoms and the air in the house
What the EPA says about mold and health, how to tell a building problem in the house from a seasonal one, and what remediation changes in a room.
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Level 1, level 2 and level 3 chimney inspections compared
What each of the three NFPA 211 chimney inspection levels covers, what triggers one, and whether a camera goes into the flue. Written for New Jersey.
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Hidden water leaks and the air inside the house
How to find a leak you cannot see, what a wet cavity does to the air in the room and which readings settle it. Written for older North Jersey homes.
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Hardwood floors after water damage, cupping and drying
Why a wet wood floor cups, what class four drying does about it and how to tell a floor that will come back from one that will not.
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The first 24 hours after a burst pipe
What to do in the first hour, what a technician does on arrival and what the rest of the first day looks like after a pipe fails in the house.
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Sudden water from inside the house is usually covered and flood from outside it usually is not. What that split means for a New Jersey homeowner.
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Local guides to the towns we cover
Parks, landmarks and places to go in the towns we cover. These guides were written for the previous site and are back at the same addresses.