Emergency Mitigation Specialist is a Georgia disaster restoration and indoor environmental firm. It lists water damage and flood cleanup, structural drying, mold removal, sewage cleanup, fire damage restoration and emergency board-up, along with mold inspection and testing, moisture assessments, and asbestos and lead paint testing.

Listed since 06/10/2020

Mold in Jenkinsburg

Jenkinsburg sits in Butts County, where the storms that matter most for mold are the ones that open a house to the weather. On January 12, 2023, an EF2 tornado heavily damaged Jenkinsburg, and other tornadoes that day hit the Lake Jackson area. More than 400 utility poles broke across a county of about 25,000 people. Roofs torn open or tarped late let rain soak insulation and ceilings, and a wet attic can grow mold quietly while the family lives below it.

Georgia's summers add humidity on top of that, with dew points above 70 degrees Fahrenheit for weeks at a time in the Atlanta region to the north. Rural homes here often have crawl spaces, older wood siding and well-worn roofs, all places where moisture hides.

What a mold remediation job involves

Remediation begins by locating the moisture and stopping it, whether that is a roof opening, a plumbing leak or damp ground under the house. The work area is sealed off, affected drywall, insulation or flooring is removed and bagged, and surviving surfaces are cleaned with HEPA vacuums. Ask for a written scope, what testing is planned before and after, and what rebuilding is left to another contractor. Our guide to after hail and wind: tarps, board-up and storm chasers covers protecting a roof first, and mold after water damage covers testing.