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Water Damage Repair South Florida You've had water damage in your house due to a burst pipe, a roof leak or a heavy summer storm. What to do? First, read about mold below. You may not know the implications of water and mold damage.

What Is Mold, and Why Should You Care?
Molds are part of a group of micro-organisms called fungi that also includes mushrooms and yeasts. Molds are familiar to most people as food spoilers on items such as bread or fruit. Molds are nature's decomposers in the food chain.

Mold requires the following conditions to grow:

Mold spores (which are always present indoors and outdoors)
The right temperature range, from 2°C to 40°C
A food supply, which means anything organic such as books, carpets, clothing, wood, drywall, etc.
A source of moisture

The last condition, moisture, is the only practical factor to control in most houses. If allowed to grow inside your house, mold can be a problem because:

It can damage your possessions
It can cause health problems

Dry Quickly to Avoid Mold! Hire Skyhigh Siding & Roofing, Inc. General Contractors
Hire Skyhigh to clean up the water and make repairs as needed to your house. A thorough and fast cleanup will help avoid mold growth. If you wait too long and mold growth starts, cleanup costs will increase significantly. This is what you should be looking for:

Speed
Mold grows quickly; therefore having a contractor such as Skyhigh in your property promptly is paramount.

Knowledge
Skyhigh holds certification and training in water damage restoration and mold remediation.

Competence
Skyhigh will follow good clean up practices after your water damage. Here are some things to look for:

The moisture source is stopped
Wet items that can't be salvaged are removed
What can't be removed is dried quickly
Ideally, drying is done within 48 hours (to minimize mold growth)
No refinishing is done until the area is thoroughly dried

Making sure everything is dry
Skyhigh will check thoroughly to make sure all wet areas are completely dry. In addition, Skyhigh will ensure that all cavities, such as crawl spaces, are dry.

Verifying the work
Skyhigh will ensure that all repairs and cleaning have been done properly.

You've Got Mold
If you already have extensive mold because, for example, you've had water damage while you've been away for two weeks, or there was a long delay between the water damage and the arrival of a restoration contractor, then review the following points:
1. Drying the damaged area
In addition to the items discussed in steps 1 and 2 of the previous section, Skyhigh will ask you about pre-existing mold and discuss minor or hidden water damage with you. See the text boxes below for more information.
2. Removing the mold safely
To protect the workers and you and your family from exposure to mold, Skyhigh will follow certain procedures such as:

The affected area will be sealed off from the rest of your house.
The workers will be wearing protective gear.
There will be an exhaust fan removing air from the affected area to the outdoors.
No chemical disinfectants, such as bleach, will be used during clean-up, only fragrance-free detergent.
If transported through your house, moldy materials will be sealed in plastic.

3. Inspecting for mold
Skyhigh will check thoroughly to make sure there is no remaining mold in your house. This means inspecting:

All areas adjacent to the mold growth
Behind wallpaper
In areas where water may have seeped, such as wall cavities, basement subfloors, crawl spaces, etc.
Under wall-to-wall carpeting

4. Verifying the work
Skyhigh will make sure the repairs and cleaning have been done properly and check for the possible spread of the mold.