What Determines Mold Removal Speed for Queens Property

11/24/2024 (Permalink)

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Mold Damage Extent and Resources That Facilitate Removal

Queens, NY, is legendary for its diversity. Neighborhoods such as Astoria, Forest Hills, Flushing, and Rego Park feature unique architecture, such as classic pre-war brick buildings, Mediterranean Revival houses, traditional single-family homes, and pre-war apartment buildings from the 1920s and 1930s. Whichever architectural style fascinates you, mold can be your mortal enemy, turning your home into a derelict house. However, if you execute mold removal fast, you can save your property and reduce the costs that unfettered contamination causes.

Various factors come into play when you attempt mold removal from your Queens property, thus lengthening the time it takes to finalize the process. An experienced team from SERVPRO® can inspect your property and correctly estimate the time it might take to restore preloss conditions.

Factors affecting mold removal timelines

• The size of the affected area
• The severity of the infestation
• Technical skills

Mold contamination is considered minor, moderate, or severe depending on the total area it covers. Minor infestation affects less than 10 square feet, while moderate covers up to 100 square feet. Anything beyond 100 square feet is severe. Mold often starts in hidden areas, so you should not assume you have a minor problem without doing thorough evaluations. SERVPRO is Faster to any size disaster™ so we can help with such inspections. Deploying advanced resources like thermal cameras and penetrative moisture meters helps us locate hidden moisture faster. 

Mold severity means the level of deterioration in the affected materials since contamination does trigger soiled materials causing rot-like deterioration. For minor contamination, simple cleaning procedures such as damp wiping and vacuuming are sufficient, so it is possible to finish restoration in a couple of hours. It takes elaborate procedures like tearing down materials, elaborate cleaning, drying, and replacing materials to address severe mold contamination, which can take days or weeks. 

SERVPRO of Forest Hills / Ridgewood offers convenient mold removal.