We are often asked if mold removal and mold remediation are the same. In a way, you could say “Yes” since when most people refer to “mold removal” they mean “mold remediation.” Naturally, if you have mold in your home, you want it “removed” so you call certified experts like BioTek Environmental Inc. to deal with your mold issues. What we do when you enlist our services is “mold remediation.” Basically, the process of dealing with your mold issue is called remediation.
To be honest, there is no such thing as “mold removal” since it suggests that you remove all traces of mold from your home. This is practically impossible because mold spores are everywhere. They are in both indoor and outdoor environments. So what we do as professionals is ensure that mold growth won’t occur in your home and remove any traces of mold growth.
What is Mold Remediation?
Mold remediation aims to clean up mold growth and prevent future growth to ensure that mold levels will not harm the structure of the home or its inhabitants. Mold remediation involves all the processes needed to eliminate mold from your home or business in order to return to suitable living conditions and maintain them.
Mold Remediation Process
Your home or business mold issues are unique, but professional mold remediation companies like BioTek Environmental Inc. have established procedures to ensure they will be dealt with effectively. Our mold remediation services are guaranteed to protect your home and your family’s health. The remediation process we normally apply can include:
✅ Identify and repair the source of water damage or moisture that creates an ideal environment for mold to grow.
✅ A mold inspection or testing may be needed to identify the extent of the mold problem.
✅ Once the areas affected by mold are identified, they are contained to isolate the work areas to prevent cross-contamination to rooms without mold issues.
✅ Our mold experts will use environmentally safe products that do not produce dangerous residues after killing the mold.
✅ Any surfaces that have been contaminated (e.g. drywall or wood) with mold will be removed.
✅ A sanitization process then takes place to ensure that all mold-infested items like furniture and window coverings are no longer infested with mold.
✅ It is also necessary to deodorize moldy odors with the use of specialized equipment.
✅ Our experts will suggest preventative measures to prevent future mold growth.
✅ Finally, a post-remediation inspection is performed to confirm the remediation was successful and that the mold spore count in your home or business is at acceptable levels.
Do You Need a Professional Remediation Company?
If you have a mold-infested area that is less than 10 square feet, you may try to clean the mold yourself. However, according to the EPA, any area larger than 10 square feet should be remediated by professionals. You also need to keep in mind that even for small areas, if you do not follow the correct procedures, your efforts in removing mold may accelerate mold growth.
Areas greater than 10 square feet should be inspected by an Indoor Air Quality inspector. Moreover, you need to have trained certified mold remediation professionals, like the Biotek Environmental, Inc. crews, to conduct professional mold removal and remediation. Our mold remediation crews have specialized equipment and products to get rid of mold much more effectively with non-toxic products and can provide you with guarantees that your home is safe.
How to Prevent Mold Growth after Remediation
We have discussed in our post “Myths About Mold” that even after mold removal or remediation services, mold can still return. Consequently, you need to take preventative measures to make sure that mold levels in your home or business remain at safe levels. For example:
✅ Take steps against water leaks – maintain your home’s plumbing, and roofing system, as well as ensure your yard slopes away from your home’s foundation to keep your home dry.
✅ Maintain optimal ventilation in rooms where dampness/moisture is likely to occur such as in your basement and bathrooms. Please note that your home’s interior humidity should be 50% to help prevent mold growth.
✅ Ensure that you regularly clean your humidifiers and A/C units to keep them in optimal working order.
✅ If you use area rugs, it is preferable to use rugs that can be washed.
These are some of the things you should be doing to ensure that you minimize the risk of excessive mold growth. BioTek Environmental Inc. also offers home and business owners biostatic coating treatment that can protect your property for many years.
How You Can Protect Your Home or Business With Biostatic Coating
After mold removal, you need to protect your home or business from any future growth of mold and mildew with a biostatic coating. The current biostatic coating technology used by BioTek Environmental Inc. is an advanced antimicrobial chemical formulation. We use a biostatic coating that is water stabilized. As a result, it is safe for residential and commercial use. Biostatic coatings are proven to be non-toxic, environmentally safe, and pose no known exposure hazards. This coating inhibits damage and deterioration caused by bacteria, fungi, and algae growth.
The biostatic coating protects your home or business by forming a protective surface layer. This layer resembles a series of needles bonded to a surface that destroys the cellular membrane of microorganisms before they can cause harm. Basically, the cell membranes of the microorganism pop when they come in contact with the needles as if they were balloons. In effect, “cellular death is achieved without the use of toxic or volatile chemicals.”
Contact Biotek Environmental, Inc. for Professional Mold Remediation
Since 2007, Biotek Environmental, Inc. has been helping homeowners in Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, SC, as well as Charlotte, NC and Augusta, GA, and everywhere in between with all their emergency water damage repair and mold remediation needs. We are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Therefore, Biotek Environmental, Inc. will have someone on-site at your property to make an assessment and begin restoration within 2 hours of your call to us.
We are able to remedy the damage sustained to your home or business from any type of water damage and prevent or stop the growth of mold and mildew in order to avoid biological contamination. Moreover, regardless of the extent of water damage, water contamination spreads quickly. We specialize in water extraction and expert cleaning and sanitization of all carpeting in your home or office building.
As a result of our excellent reputation, We have an “A+” rating with the Better Business Bureau in the water damage and restoration markets we serve! Call us toll-free for all your water damage and mold restoration needs at 866-630-7340 or contact us online.
