Using Surface Products for Sevierville Mold Damage 

12/27/2022 (Permalink)

Dry ice blasting can remove mold colonies in Sevierville properties without the use of additional water. Count on SERVPRO.

Overcoming Mold Damage with Surface Cleaning

Mold is a condition that many homes face in their lifetime. It is often a highly destructive and damaging situation for properties, so when it is discovered, microbial threats should be eliminated by AMRT-Certified technicians, as you find with our SERVPRO restoration team. Our fast response to emergencies can contain mold development and prevent widespread demolition and build-back services.

How Surface Cleaning Works

Surface cleaning is one preferred method of managing mold damage in Sevierville homes and businesses. We can eradicate active organisms on contact using our inventory's many sporicidal agents and antimicrobial products. Spraying these solutions and using mechanical action on hosting materials can eliminate mold colonies when still at the outermost surface layer.

Another element of surface cleaning products like sporicidal agents is the inhibition of further mold growth. These products deter active mold spores that circulate in a moist environment, so treated surfaces become uninhabitable for spores looking to colonize. Spraying these agents is a step taken before priming and painting newly replaced structural elements.

Is More Aggressive Effort Needed?

• Sanding – A more aggressive measure of removing mold from wood and semi-porous materials is sanding. This might be enough effort to avoid the costlier removal of the component.
• Media Blasting – Abrasive media under air pressure can effectively destroy surface mold and organisms slightly embedded into hosting materials.
• Dry Ice Blasting -- no additional moisture during the abrasion
• Controlled Demolition – One of the final methods of removing mold from a home is controlled demolition instead of discarding the impacted hosting material entirely.

Addressing mold damage must happen fast when you discover colonies. Surface cleaning is always the preference, though more aggressive measures might be needed to remove active organisms fully. Give our SERVPRO of Sevier, Jefferson & Cocke Counties team a call when mold threats exist at (865) 429-8885.