2nd Chance Water Restoration | Water, Fire, Mold, Moisture Since 1997
Serving Chicagoland, Wisconsin, Northwest Indiana, and Beyond

Mold Remediation

Give us a call at 866-575-5814 to discuss your mold remediation needs. Our mold removal and remediation teams do provide free estimates to the greater Chicago area.

Mold remediation is something you want to do right the first time. Our mold removal team has been able to help us earn a lot of great reviews on Google and Yelp.

Certified mold removal

We are a IICRC certified company, so you can expect certified mold removal experts to help get your property back to normal living conditions. Our mold removal teams take their jobs very seriously due to the health effects of living with mold.

Every customer is someone that we treat like a member of our family. We are not going to let our family members live in unsafe enviroments. For over 20 years, we have been help people with mold removal across the greater Chicago area. In that time, we have been able to earn a reputation amongst our customers, the insurance companies, and our peers for being the best in mold removal.

Mold testing and mold remediation

Mold testing is a service that we do not offer so we can avoid any conflict of interest. We do the mold removal part of any mold remediation project that we help with. Mold testing companies can help in a number of ways and we always encourage people to get a mold test should they have what they suspect to be mold in their home.

The mold test will tell you what you mold levels are in your home. It will also tell you what types of mold are present in the home. Mold testing will tell you how your living conditions in the home differ from the mold levels in your neighborhood. Mold is natural and everywhere, but the mold levels inside shouldn’t be too much higher than mold levels outside. You also shouldn’t be growing mold in your home.

A mold test will also provide a mold remediation protocol for mold companies, like 2nd Chance Water Restoration to follow, in order to properly remove the mold. After the mold removal work is done, property owners are typically encouraged to get another mold test done to ensure their mold remediation was successful. Our team tends to pass the follow up mold testing with flying colors.

In case there is an issue with the follow up mold test, we stand behind our work. Our team will go above and beyond to make sure your property’s mold issue is taken care of. We also stick to our original estimates, so it is on us to do the work correctly the first time.

What is mold?

Mold is a form of fungus and there are many different types of mold. Growing mold is a natural occurence that happens anywhere there is consistently wet organic material. Mold can grow indoors and outdoors with the right conditions.

It only takes 72 hours for mold growth to begin, if the conditions are right. This is because there are always some mold spores floating around. Mold produces spores, which spready by floating around the air. Every environment on Earth has some mold spores in it. There is no way to remove all the mold spores because they’re everywhere. 

How does mold grow?

Water is mold’s food and most buildings are made with some organic materials, like wood, carpet, and drywall for example. Therefore, water damage leads to mold growth when you don’t properly dry things with the first 72 hours.

Mold likes to grow in warm, damp, and dark environments. When water gets between the drywall, framing, and concrete, the conditions for growing mold are also most perfect. The spores are always there, so they are just waiting for water to begin growing mold.

Mold grows by eating wet organic material, but it can also grow on other surfaces too. Any organic material like hair, dust, wood, or dirt can become a breeding spot for mold. Mold can grow on fabric, glass, paper, plastic, and concrete. As mold grows, it eats that material.

You want to properly clean and dry all organic material that suffers any water damage within the first 72 hours. This is why we always respond with an hour or two to water damage issues. It is also why insurance companies want water removal and drying to happen right away.

Cost of mold damage

The cost of mold damage does vary quite a bit, so we do provide free estimates for mold damage. Our mold damage estimates typically take place during normal business hours, but you can call any time.

Our team can do the mold removal and rebuild work. They can provide two separate estimates for the mold removal and putting it back together at no cost. Call us for estimate on mold damage remediation at 866-575-5814 now!

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