Lilburn's Mold Damage Restoration Theories Explained

4/21/2018 (Permalink)

Fungi requires an organic food source, moisture, and the ideal temperature to form and grow in your home.

SERVPRO is Here to Help Remediate Mold Damage Found in Your Home

There are many different problems that can cause a fungus to develop inside your Lilburn home. If water gets inside your building and you do not realize it, mold sometimes develops on organic materials inside your house. Sometimes slow water leaks drip small amounts of water onto an area for a long time creating the perfect environment for fungal growth.

Fungi need an organic food source, moisture, the ideal temperature, and time to grow and develop. SERVPRO's mold damage technicians in Lilburn study the behavior of mold to efficiently remediate issues caused by a fungus. Since mold can cause health effects with some people, many special precautions get taken so that the fungi do not spread across the home.

Most houses have a plethora of organic materials including drywall and wooden items. Many homes maintain a room temperature of around 70 degrees Fahrenheit which provides a perfect temperature for the growth of most types of mold. Any time moisture is allowed to sit inside a structure for over 48 hours; a fungus now has its desired environment to survive and spread.

Visible mold comes from microscopic spores that form first. Once spores receive the desired amount of moisture and food, they grow structures called hyphae that extend down into the affected material, out across the affected surface and up into the air so that it can let off more spores. The spores produced by a fungus easily become airborne and float around the home until air flows cause them to settle and produce mold in another area of the home.

When our SERVPRO technicians mitigate any issue with fungi, they take many measures to prevent mold spores from spreading throughout the building. Before any work gets completed inside the affected area, a containment chamber gets set up around the perimeter of the room. The containment chamber consists of thick plastic that traps any spores released into the air during the restoration process.

A containment chamber has an air scrubber attached to it that sucks air into a HEPA filter and prevents the mold from spreading into other areas that did not get affected. Any time you notice the presence of mold in your home, call SERVPRO of North Lilburn at (770) 709-3266.

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