AdvantaClean of Marietta Offers Professional and Certified Mold Removal Services
Abrasive Blasting Improves Mold Remediation Outcomes
Discovering mold damage inspires fear and frustration in Marietta property owners. Even when you learn that mold spores are always present outdoors and inside every building, realizing that your home hosts an active infestation of living and multiplying fungi is stressful and embarrassing. Managing an offensive attack on a mold outbreak is difficult without training, equipment, and experience. The speed with which mold grows and damages is overwhelming. You require immediate and practical professional assistance because:
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Activated and spreading mold invades and consumes various building materials, often in hidden and hard-to-reach areas. Without a rapid response, your home's structures are exposed to weakening and eventual collapse.
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Mold spores and mycotoxins produced by the rapidly reproducing organisms can cause irritation and adverse health effects to susceptible individuals, including upper respiratory and allergic reactions. Containment of spores, mycotoxins, and moldy debris during removal is crucial.
Technological Advances in Mold Removal
Research done by and standards developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are fundamental to Marietta mold removal best practices, forming the basis for the training and certification technicians from AdvantaClean of Marietta earn from the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) and the National Organization of Remediators and Mold Inspectors (NORMI). Although manufacturers of allegedly anti-mold spray products would like to persuade you differently, the fact remains that the loosening of mold organisms and residues (collectively known as hyphae) is essential to a successful mold removal and remediation project.
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Traditionally, restoration workers accomplished this mechanical clearing of the mold hyphae through scraping, brushing, and sometimes sanding. This approach is:
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Time-consuming
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Difficult to perform on recessed, intricately detailed, and otherwise inaccessible spaces, such as on attic rafters and ceilings or underneath decks, landings, and stairs
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Physically grueling for the crews
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Damaging to underlying building materials
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Another alternative to dislodge mold colonies and debris is abrasive blasting with various media (bicarbonate of soda, corn cobs, nut shells, and dry ice). Specialized blasting equipment aims to pressurize air or water mixed with abrasive particles at the infested surface, breaking up the organisms augmented by the sharp angles of the media. Dry ice is hurled at the surface through centrifugal action, shocking the fungi and acting almost like an explosive, "blowing up" the residues. When performed by trained technicians, mold removal media blasting:
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Efficiently loosens and dislodges mold, including embedded hyphae, with minimal damage to underlying surfaces.
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Targets specific, smaller areas--very effective at addressing intricate design elements that a brush or scraper could miss
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Broadcasts to cover larger and inaccessible surfaces or areas that have protruding hazards such as nail tips, bolts
Managing Residue Drift During Media Blasting
Despite its efficacy, adding media blasting to the mold removal arsenal raises significant concerns for Marietta homeowners. Blasting can seem unacceptably risky, particularly if any loved ones suffer from health concerns possibly linked to airborne moldy particles. However, the protocols observed by AdvantaClean of Marietta safeguard your home and family through:
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Containment of the work area with physical barriers (1.6 mil polyethylene sheeting) and negative pressure air scrubbers venting to the outside
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Consistent use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by technicians, ensuring debris never tracks into unaffected spaces of your home
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Low or no residue during the blasting, especially with dry ice
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Comprehensive cleanup after blasting with HEPA-equipped vacuums and wipedowns
AdvantaClean of Marietta uses advanced technologies to provide safe and effective mold removal services. Call (470) 819-2077 to evaluate your mold issues and explore the advantages of abrasive blasting in an overall remediation plan.