Ridgeland, MS
Mold Inspection and Testing in Ridgeland, MS
Ridgeland, MS has 4 mold inspection and testing companies in our listings, 2 list themselves as open 24 hours and the most reviewed is Turnkey Restoration with 85 reviews.
4 Companies Doing Mold Testing Work in Ridgeland
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Dry Fast of Jackson - Water Damage Restoration24/7
5.0 from 13 public reviews
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What Drives Mold in Jackson Homes
Jackson summers are long, hot and humid, and air conditioners run most of the year. A clogged condensate line or a rusted drain pan can soak a ceiling quietly, and wet drywall and carpet pad can grow mold within 24 to 48 hours. Drying has to start the same day.
The Pearl River and its creeks rise after long heavy rains, and low neighborhoods near them can flood. The area’s clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when dry, which moves foundations and can crack the pipes under a slab and wet the flooring above it.
The Mississippi State Department of Health does not offer mold inspection or removal, and it does not recommend testing as a first step. Mold cleanup is the owner’s job, and private firms do the inspections. Hire an inspector who does not also sell mold removal, so the report has no reason to find more work than is there.
Hire an Independent Inspector
A mold inspector tells you whether you have a problem, where it is and what caused it. A remediator removes it. When the same company does both, it has a reason to find mold. If you can, hire an inspector who does not do remediation, and ask the remediator to follow that inspector’s written plan.
Ask the inspector what the visit includes. A good one looks for the moisture source first, uses a moisture meter and often a thermal camera, and only takes air or surface samples when the result will change what you do. After the work, a clearance test by the same independent inspector shows whether the job is done.
Can You Handle It Yourself
Call a pro
Home test kits that grow spores in a dish almost always grow something, because mold spores are everywhere. They cannot tell you whether you have a problem. A moisture meter and a flashlight will tell you more for less money.
Questions to Ask Before You Hire
- Do you also do remediation? If so, who checks your work?
- How many air samples will you take, and will you take an outdoor control sample?
- Which lab analyzes the samples, and is it accredited?
- Will the report include moisture readings and photos, not only lab numbers?
- Are you licensed as a mold assessor where this home is?
Guides for This Job
- Call a proMold Testing, When It Is Worth It and How to Read a Lab ReportWhen a mold test is worth paying for, which kind to ask for, why store kits mislead, and how to read spore counts, outdoor controls and a lab report yourself.
- DIY with careMold Inspection and Testing Cost, and Who to HireTypical mold inspection and testing costs, from visual checks to air and surface samples, lab fees and clearance, and how to hire an independent inspector.
- Call a proMold Testing, When It Is Worth It and How to Read a Lab ReportWhen a mold test is worth paying for, which kind to ask for, why store kits mislead, and how to read spore counts, outdoor controls and a lab report yourself.
- DIY with careAttic Mold on Roof Sheathing, Causes and FixesWhy mold grows on attic roof sheathing, how to find the cause, the fixes that stop it for good, and how to tell a cosmetic stain from a roof that needs work.
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