Mold Damage Experts in Minneapolis Talk About Inhibiting Mold Patches from Spreading

8/16/2018 (Permalink)

Water Leaks and Mold Damage in Your Minneapolis Home? Try Calling SERVPRO for Remediation

SERVPRO Provides Containment and Chemical Applications During Mold Remediation Services

If a water leak takes place inside your Minneapolis home and it does not get repaired, moisture can cause microbial growth. Once mold damage has taken its toll on your property, proper remediation needs to occur so that secondary issues do not develop. Fungi release microscopic spores into the air for reproduction purposes. These tiny, invisible seed-like particles float through the air inside your house in Minneapolis and can contaminate previously unaffected areas.

Microbes can also get inside your air circulation system and create air quality issues. When restoring any mold damage in Minneapolis, our SERVPRO restoration team takes extra measures to prevent the fungi from spreading. All of our technicians wear equipment that resembles a space suit when working in a contaminated area. The personal protective equipment not only protects our workers from hazards, but it also reduces the number of hazardous particles that can get transported by attaching to people or clothing.
 
Whenever a section of your home gets contaminated by a fungus, our SERVPRO technicians follow strict guidelines when treating the problem. Certain molds can cause health effects in some people. Therefore there are strict rules on remediating fungal problems without sending dangerous microbes into the environment. Before any work procedures begin on the job site, we build a containment chamber to seal in any spores or particles that get released into the air.
 
When the mold has contaminated building materials, we determine how deep the hyphae have grown into the substance. In some cases, contamination can be wiped off with a rag where others sanding the material down is the only way to remediate. In both situations, our SERVPRO crew also uses different chemicals to help reduce the spread of the contamination and to prevent it from returning to the same area in the future.
 
In many cases, an antimicrobial chemical gets implemented before, during and after the restoration work takes place. These industry-specific products are designed to not only kill the microbial formations, but they can get rid of the spores mold leaves behind as well. After contamination in an area gets scrubbed or sanded off, we then spray a specialized sealant paint on raw timber and other applicable hard surfaces. This paint seals the affected building materials and helps reduce the chance of mold growth in the future.
 
Mold problems can get worse the longer they go untreated. As soon as you know microbial development has occurred at your place of residence, call SERVPRO of Minnetonka at (952) 473-4837 any day of the week.

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