Photo Album: Mold Remediation in Calvert City, KY

When a customer in Calvert City, KY, discovered mold in their crawl space, they knew it was time to call in the experts. Our team’s assessment revealed that excessive humidity was fueling growth directly on the beams and floor joists. To fix it for good, we performed a comprehensive remediation using soda blasting. Soda Blasting is a powerful, effective method that cleans the wood back to its original state. By eliminating the organic growth at the source, we’ve helped ensure this home is now a much safer and cleaner environment for the family.

Mold on Wood Floor Joists

Mold and dust mites can wreak havoc on both your health and your home like no other. In just a few years, they can significantly damage your home and personal property, while allergens from mold spores and dust mite waste damage your health.

Common Home Mold

Mold spores are present nearly everywhere, growing when they meet sufficient temperature, moisture, and organic material to grow. 50% of homes have at least one resident with allergies, with the American Lung Association showing that 88 million Americans suffering from some sort of respiratory distress. 90% of people with allergies show sensitivity to mold spores.

Rot and Decay

Mold and rot can begin to form in damp wood in as little as 24-48 hours. If allowed to damage wood unchecked, rot, mold, and dry rot can lead to many thousands of dollars worth of damage to a home. In the case of dry rot, a 75% loss of toughness can be caused by a 1% weight loss. Rot and mold in wood should be addressed as soon as possible.

Mold Destruction

Mold Destroys Your Home: Professional Builder Magazine warns that mold will dramatically lower the value of your home. A home worth $250,000 can easily have $100,000 in mold problems. Mold can even lead to structural damage to your home!

Starting the Remediation

As you can see the debris on the floor, they started the mold remediation process.

Soda Blasting Mold

Soda blasting uses sodium bicarbonate, otherwise known as baking soda - yes the same baking soda you bake a cake with.

Why soda blasting?

Sodium Bicarbonate is a granular powder that is non-toxic, food grade, with no vapors or offgassing. It is blown with air at high pressure at the infected lumber. The mold is blown off without damaging the lumber, and falls to the floor. The mold is killed by the blasting action and the soda instantly changes the ph, so what falls is not active mold, but simply inert dust.

Project Complete

After soda blasting the lumber looks almost like new. The mold and it's negative effects are gone. And with the CleanSpace system and Sedona dehumidification system the conditions for mold to grow will not return.