Mold Removal vs. Mold Remediation: What's the Difference?

When you have mold in your home, your health is at risk – and you probably know that you have to bring in an expert to handle the problem for you. Mold can be downright dangerous, and so can removing it. But what’s the difference between mold remediation and mold removal? Here’s what you need to know.

Mold Removal vs. Mold Remediation: What’s the Difference?

Mold, which is a type of fungus, comes from spores that float through the air. These spores are everywhere – they’re outside your home, inside your home, in every business you’ve ever visited… you get the picture. The spores float around until they settle on a good home; for mold, that’s a damp place without a lot of natural sunlight.

Mold removal and mold remediation are two terms you’ve likely heard or seen while researching your home’s issues. They’re not the same thing; in fact, one is impossible.

What is Mold Removal?

Mold can survive harsh conditions, though, and it’s really tough to kill. You can scrub away a patch of mold, but the spores are so tiny that it’s impossible to get them all. In fact, complete mold removal is impossible. That’s because the spores are everywhere, and more spores are always floating around.

Your best bet: You have to control mold’s growth through remediation.

What is Mold Remediation?

Remediation isn’t complete mold removal (again, total mold removal is impossible). Mold remediation is a multi-step process that gets mold levels back to natural levels and addresses the original problem – the issue that enabled the mold to get out of control in the first place.

The Mold Remediation Process

Here’s how the mold remediation process generally works:

  1. Your mold remediation pro will figure out what kind of mold you’re dealing with and where it’s located.
  2. The mold expert will contain the area where the mold is growing so that its spores can’t spread to other areas.
  3. Air cleaning. Your mold professional will filter the home’s air through the HVAC system to clear the whole house of active spores.
  4. The mold remediation expert you hire will eradicate mold colonies with anti-fungal and antimicrobial treatments. Sometimes porous items, like furniture, can’t be salvaged and have to be replaced.
  5. Your mold expert will most likely sanitize the entire house after cleaning out mold. This prevents more spores from attaching to your belongings and stops new mold colonies from forming.

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