Mold removal and inspection in Hialeah, FL

Mold in Hialeah

Hialeah is block homes on slabs with tile floors, and a lot of them still cool one room at a time with window units. A window unit sweats onto the sill and the wall under it; a central system that was added later often has the air handler in a closet or a converted carport with no drain pan overflow switch. Either way the growth shows up low on the wall behind furniture, in the closet that shares a wall with the air handler, and under the sink where a supply line has been weeping.

Add-on rooms and enclosed carports with flat roofs are the other source: they leak at the seam with the main roof, and the paneling hides wet drywall for months. A remediator who works Hialeah regularly checks the block wall with a meter as well as the drywall, because block holds water long after the surface reads dry.

Hialeah facts you will be asked about

Licensing

The state's 10 square foot rule applies: above it, assessment (MRSA) and remediation (MRSR) are licensed trades, and the company that wrote the assessment generally cannot do the remediation for 12 months. A handyman with bleach does not meet it; an owner working on their own house is exempt. source

Water and sewer

The City of Hialeah runs its own Department of Water and Sewers; a main break or a sewer backup that started the mold is reported to the city (305-556-3800), not WASD. source

Housing

One-story block houses from the 1950s to 70s with the air handler in a closet or the garage, and converted garages and efficiencies with little ventilation; mold behind the air handler and on the ceiling of the converted room are the two places to look first.

Local rule that matters

For renters, Florida Statute 83.51 makes the landlord responsible for habitability; report in writing, keep the humidity down (with the AC, unless the system itself is suspected of contamination), and get the assessor's report yourself if the landlord will not. source

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Neighborhoods served

Serving East Hialeah, West Hialeah, Palm Springs North, Hialeah Gardens, Westland, Amelia Earhart Park, as well as Miami Lakes, Medley, Opa-locka.

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Say what you see, what you smell, and where in Hialeah you are. Assessment or visit first, then a written estimate; nothing starts until you agree to it.