At Puroclean Emergency Property Restoration, we specialize in mold removal, crawl space encapsulation, and improving ventilation and indoor air quality in your home. With the summer’s high humidity and mold concerns, our focus is arriving on scene fast and doing the job right.
North Carolina and Summer Humidity
Our warm summer climate makes North Carolina a great place to live and enjoy time off. Unfortunately, we are not the only ones who think so. Mold spores love to bask in our humidity and enjoy our summers as well. With our climate influenced by coastal plains and moisture traps in mountain valleys, the high humidity coupled with mold is a frequent summer concern.
In recent years, outdoor humidity levels have been averaging around 70%. Unless managed, indoor humidity levels can hover around the same levels, which allow mold spores to settle, feed, and grow.
Our technicians had a local mold job, two weeks go, where they witnessed just how quickly mold can manifest in the summer when humidity is present.
Why Are North Carolina Homes Prone to Mold?
No one is ever not at risk for a mold outbreak; mold spores are constantly around us waiting for the conditions they need to flourish. However, there is a reason why homes and buildings in North Carolina seem to be more prone to mold concerns, especially coupled with the high humidity. A major reason for this is the local architecture styles.
For as long as we can remember, building codes required properties to have vented crawl spaces. This was because it was thought that hotter outdoor air would cause foundations to dry out. However, when this hot outdoor air enters these crawl spaces through the vents, it is hit with the cooler indoor air and creates heavy condensation with little avenues to leave.
Warm air rises in enclosed spaces, usually rising to the roof or attic in homes. The warmer, muggy air that entered through your basement now has the chance to migrate to your attic, providing two areas in your home for mold to settle.
The last concern is a mix of both infrastructure and the local environment. Most homes in North Carolina sit on clay dense soils. These soils trap and hold moisture much longer than traditional soils, meaning water stays pooled near homes foundations’ longer. With the frequent humidity, as well as higher water tables, this creates and ideal environment for mold, and structural, damage.
Case Study: Summer Remediation in Winston-Salem
During heavy summer humidity, our restoration team completed a mold removal job in Winston-Salem. Mold develops fast, so it can be an extremely overwhelming situation. That is why our priority in every job is not only to remediate, but to explain the project thoroughly before we get started.
Along with explanations and reassurance, we prefer to go slower to ensure a job will be competed correctly instead of rushing to make quotas. That includes setting up proper containment areas, scanning the entirety of the house with moisture meters, and eradicating the root cause (whether it is from poor ventilation or a slow leak)
3 Warning Sings Mold May Be in Your Home
- Musty Odors: If an area in your home perpetually smells damp or earthy, mold may be the culprit. Constantly smelling “outside” inside may mean mold is growing under floors or behind walls.
- Cupped Floors or Wood Fixtures: Another sign of potential mold, or at least moisture, is cupped or raising floors. Trapped moisture and mold can cause the edges or the middle of flooring and wooden borders to curl upwards.
- Efflorescence: Efflorescence is a white, chalk like substance that can be found on bricks, masonry, and even counter tops. While efflorescence itself id typically harmless, it could point to a bigger mold problem forming.
Need Help Managing High Humidity and Mold?
Whether you are dealing with a sudden moisture spike or need a thorough inspection of a long-standing issue, our IICRC certified team brings patience, care, and proven expertise to every home we visit.
Contact Purocelan Emergency Restoration today at (336)776-3630 for a thorough assessment.
