We always urge people to call us right away if they ever have a water leak in a home or business because it only takes 48 hours for mold to form in wet spaces, such as insulation, sheetrock and flooring. Green Star Eco Services owner Marc Patel was recently en route to a routine meeting when he got a call from a property owner about a leaking water heater in a
Moisture in a Crawlspace Can Spawn Mold within a House
Here in Houston and our surrounding region, many homes are built upon a pier and beam foundation with a crawlspace beneath the structure. Any moisture lingering in the crawlspace can promote the growth of mold in the decking and flooring above, as we have seen many times.
Recently, we restored the joists and other boards at the base of a house that had become moldy. The mold had spread to