Mold Growth After Water Damages

1/4/2022 (Permalink)

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Here at SERVPRO of NE San Diego County, we get calls about mold on a daily basis. Mold can grow from water damage within a matter of days. This photo shows one of our Crew Chiefs removing mold damaged drywall in a house in Poway, CA while wearing all of the necessary safety equipment. Below is a list of the steps that we go through when properly treating mold damaged materials:

1. Seal off  and contain the affected area with 6ml. plastic containment

2. Set up an air scrubber running the negative air out of the containment

3. Put on all the correct safety equipment including a full body PPE suit, gloves, and respirator mask

4. Remove the affected or damaged material

5. Bag and dispose of all waste and perform an initial hepa vacuum in the areas where materials were removed

6. If necessary, wire brush the wood framing that was behind the removed material

7. Spray and scrub down the whole area with disinfectant

8. Conduct a final vacuum using a hepa vac