Mold is a funny thing. It will sneak up on you without warning and can pretty much
take over your life. So what can you do to prevent it? Is there a magical chant

or special potion you have to sprinkle around you to ward

off the evil mold spirits??? Do you have to move out in an

attempt to hide from it??? Do you have to burn the house

to the ground???

The answer to all of these questions is NO!

Mold is a living micro-organism that will only become active if conditions are present to make them active. What are
these conditions? Good question.

Simply put...mold needs a dark area, lack of ample air movement, a food source which is organic building material and the
BIG DADDY...Moisture! Moisture does not mean running or standing water. It is, in most cases, high humidity.
Relative Humidity levels of 50% or greater will promote mold growth. Pennsylvania is classified as a "Mixed / Humid
Climate". This means we have multiple seasons with an average relative humidty level of 50% or higher. Molds are more
prone to be active where we live.

So what can we do to prevent mold growth in our homes? Keep them ventilated and keep them dry.

Basements need to be dehumidified. Concrete block walls can hold as much as 500 gallons

of water at any given time. This will increase Relative Humidity levels to well above 50%. At

that level, mold will become aggressive. Depending on the size and layout of your basement,

multiple dehumidifiers may be required.

Don't forget about your attic!!! The attic in the most popular place for mold to grow in our area. I
know you thought it was the basement, but due to building material and methods, attics are
poorly ventilated and they fall victim to the mold fairy. We build homes to be energy efficient,
not mold resistant. We pack them full of insulation which makes them "tight". Without proper
air movement temperature will increase in the attic more than 15 degrees of outside's
temperature. This will cause condensation which will cause the mold in this area to become
active. With proper ventialtion, you can prevent mold from growing in your attic.

Our service is geared toward the common sense approach. We consider all of the damage, what absolutely must be
removed to remediate properly, present a locigal remediation scope of work and put a guarantee on everything we do.

It is not always necessary to remove all drywall and studs in the basement or completely replace the roof to clean up mold. If
the job can be done properly, following EPA guidelines, and we can do this by removing minimal material, the remediation
costs you less and so will the replacement of materials. We understand that mold remediation has to be cost effective too.