After a Storm, the Clock Starts Ticking for Mold Issues

1/15/2020 (Permalink)

Storm damage to a Charlottesville area home floods the basement and can encourage a mold issue.

The storm came and blew through the area, and now you are left with a horrible memento:

• A flooded basement
• A leaky roof
• A flooded first floor
• A downed tree on the house

Now what? 

You do what you can to clean up the storm damage, but the situation is overwhelming. And the clock is ticking…

Within 24 to 78 hours of a water encroachment, mold can quickly become a complication. Mold spores are all around us. In order to grow and flourish, mold needs:

• source of moisture
• food (organic material/cellulose, drywall, wood, paper, carpet, clothes, pretty much anything in your house)
• wide temperature range, between 32 and 122 degrees.

Here’s what you can do till SERVPRO of Charlottesville arrives:

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